Analysis of CCL5 Concentration in Tears of Dry Eye Patients
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 658-664, 2011.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate the expression of CCL5/RANTES (regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted) in the tears of dry eye patients.METHODS:
Forty patients with dry eye (15 Sjogren's and 25 non-Sjogren's syndrome patients) and ten control subjects were recruited for the present study. The concentration of RANTES in tears was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The correlations between RANTES level, tear film and ocular surface parameters, including tear film break-up time, basal tear secretion, tear clearance rate, corneal sensation, keratoepitheliopathy, and conjunctival goblet cell density, were analyzed in patients with dry eye syndrome.RESULTS:
The concentrations of RANTES were 435.46 +/- 104.45 pg/ml in Sjogren's syndrome patients, 257.42 +/- 46.72 pg/ml in non-Sjogren's syndrome patients, and 97.53 +/- 29.15 pg/ml in the control patients (p < 0.01). The levels correlated significantly with basal tear secretion, tear clearance rate, keratoepitheliopathy, and goblet cell density (p < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
CCL5/RANTES level increases in the tears of dry eye patients and correlates with various tear film and ocular surface parameters.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Sensation
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Tears
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Sjogren's Syndrome
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Chemokine CCL5
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Goblet Cells
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Eye
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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