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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 26.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Nov 7;147(2):198–e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.08.032

Table 6.

T Cell Associated Cytokines in Dysfunctional Tear Syndrome

Group IL-12 IFN-γ IL-10 IL-13
Normal 117.5±118.5 6.0±0.0 1.0±0.0 111.4±64.1
DTS 147.5±230.5 95.5±392.8 12.4±37.6 152.6±167.8
DTS w/MGD 301.6±355.3§ 36.6±86.6 5.6±9.2 219.6±222.5
DTS w/o MGD 75.1±107.8
P<0.05
116.0±454.2 14.7±43.4 129.3±143
*

vs normal control;

¥

vs DTS;

vs DTS with MGD;

§

vs DTS without MGD

DTS = Dysfunctional Tear Syndrome; MGD = meibomian gland disease