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The process is tightly regulated; however, excessive or atypical stimuli may ignite activation of APCs in a way that allows self-Ag presentation to autoreactive T cells in the context of the necessary costimulatory signals, ultimately resulting in autoimmunity. Studies in both animal models and patients suggest that dry eye is a chronic CD4+ T cell-mediated ocular surface autoimmune-based inflammatory disease. Using a desiccating stress-induced mouse model of dry eye, we establish the fundamental role of APCs for both the generation and maintenance of ocular-specific autoreactive CD4+ T cells. Subconjunctival administration of liposome-encapsulated clodronate efficiently diminished resident ocular surface APCs, inhibited the generation of autoreactive CD4+ T cells, and blocked their ability to cause disease. APC-dependent CD4+ T cell activation required intact draining cervical lymph nodes, as cervical lymphadenectomy also inhibited CD4+ T cell-mediated dry eye disease. In addition, local depletion of peripheral conjunctival APCs blocked the ability of dry eye-specific CD4+ T cells to accumulate within the ocular surface tissues, suggesting that fully primed and targeted dry eye-specific CD4+ T cells require secondary activation by resident ocular surface APCs for maintenance and effector function. 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