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Br J Ophthalmol 2007;91:29-32 doi:10.1136/bjo.2006.101485
  • Clinical science
    • Scientific reports

Measurement of inflammatory cytokines by multicytokine assay in tears of patients with glaucoma topically treated with chronic drugs

  1. L Malvitte1,2,
  2. T Montange2,
  3. A Vejux2,
  4. C Baudouin3,
  5. A M Bron1,
  6. C Creuzot-Garcher1,
  7. G Lizard2
  1. 1Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Dijon, Dijon, France
  2. 2INSERM U498/IFR100, Métabolisme des Lipoprotéines et Interactions Vasculaires, University Hospital, Dijon, France
  3. 3Department of Ophthalmology, Centre National Hospitalier d’Ophtalmologie, Paris, France
  1. Correspondence to: L Malvitte CHU Dijon, Service d’Ophtalmologie, 3 rue du Faubourg Raines, 21000 Dijon, France; laure.malvitte{at}wanadoo.fr
  • Accepted 6 August 2006
  • Published Online First 30 August 2006

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the ocular surface inflammatory response to chronic topical treatments in patients with glaucoma by measuring the cytokine level in tears using multiplex bead analysis.

Methods: Tear samples were collected from 21 patients with glaucoma and 12 healthy volunteers. Tears were analysed for the presence of 17 cytokines: interleukin (IL)1β, IL2, IL4, IL5, IL6, IL7, IL8, IL10, IL12, IL13, IL17, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor, granulocyte-macrophage stimulating factor, interferon (INF)γ, monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)1, macrophage inflammatory protein 1β and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)α. The cytokines in each sample of tears were measured using multiplex bead analysis with microspheres as solid support for immunoassays.

Results: In the tears of treated patients, proinflammatory cytokines (IL1β, IL6, IL12, TNFα) were significantly increased compared with controls. T helper (Th)1 (INFγ, IL2) and Th2 (IL5, IL10, IL4) type cytokines were also significantly higher (p<0.05); however, the most marked increase was observed with Th1 cytokines. The expression of chemokine IL8 and MCP1 was also increased in the treated group.

Conclusion: This study shows that pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion by conjunctival cells is increased in response to topical treatments for glaucoma. The characterisation of cytokines in tears was previously limited by the small volume attainable, a limitation that has been overcome by multiplex analysis.

Footnotes

  • Competing interests: None declared.

  • Published Online First 30 August 2006

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