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Number of factors in each major class that was measured in the tear fluid of DED patients
| Cytokines | 26 |
| Chemokines | 12 |
| Growth factors | 6 |
| Colony stimulating factor | 1 |
| Enzymes | 15 |
| Soluble cell adhesion molecule/soluble receptors | 9 |
| Neurotrophic factors/Neuropeptide | 7 |
| Mucins | 2 |
| Heat shock proteins | 4 |
| Others | 13 |
| Total | 95 |
