Table 1.
Levels of tear inflammatory cytokines from dry eye and normal control patients with luminex assay (mean ±SD, pg/mL).
| Cytokine | Normal control | SS-ATD group | NSS-ATD group | MGD group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNF-α | 9.08±6.85 | 25.80±11.81# | 16.45±9.04#* | 16.66±8.93#* |
| IL-1α | 27.19±25.77 | 49.98±58.23# | 43.24±40.71 | 40.57±42.62 |
| IL-1β | 7.83±6.83 | 11.6±8.12 | 14.85±14.96 | 14.01±10.24# |
| IL-6 | 3.79±4.31 | 9.46±9.16# | 6.78±7.63 | 9.15±9.98# |
| IL-8 | 74.39±30.36 | 412.13±107.59# | 253.16±94.29#* | 136.49±48.74#*$ |
| IL-10 | 4.46±3.49 | 6.63±3.43 | 6.38±4.32 | 4.13±3.25* |
| IL-12P70 | 134.04±77.03 | 211.12±70.38# | 162.11±71.35 | 196.81±56.12# |
| IL-13 | 1408.17±822.13 | 1684.66±2324.36 | 1592.31±1025.37 | 1398.19±952.7 |
| IFN-γ | 80.69±47.94 | 125.1±50.29 | 119.08±53.31 | 147.1±103.31# |
| EGF | 89.76±120.71 | 63.70±92.82 | 164.52±159.73 | 136.28±183.22 |
| MIP-1α | 1153.35±746.03 | 1743.86±832.74# | 1334.29±585.04 | 1209.26±851.27* |
Versus normal control,
#
P<0.05; versus SS-ATD group,
*
P<0.05; versus NSS-ATD group,
$
P<0.05.