Ocular disease leads to decreased concentrations of epidermal growth factor in the tear fluid.
Ocular disease leads to decreased concentrations of epidermal growth factor in the tear fluid.
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眼部疾病会导致泪液中表皮生长因子的浓度降低。
DOI：
10.3109/02713689109001760
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发表时间：
1991
影响因子：
2
通讯作者：
A. Tarkkanen
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作者：
G. V. van Setten;T. Tervo;L. Viinikka;K. Pesonen;J. Perheentupa;A. Tarkkanen
The concentration of epidermal growth factor (EGF) in tear fluid (TF) was recently shown to decrease with increasing tear fluid flow (TFF). The purpose of the present study was to clarify the effects of ocular surface disease on the TF EGF concentrations. Tear fluid samples (n = 243) were collected from diseased eyes by means of blunted glass capillaries. The time of collection was measured for each sample, and the tear fluid flow in the capillaries (TFFc) was calculated. The concentration of human EGF (hEGF) was determined using a time-resolved immunofluorometric assay (TR-IFMA). For statistical analysis diagnosis-dependent multigrouping was performed and the data of the patient groups were compared to the data for a control group. The control material consisted of 271 TF samples collected from healthy eyes before (n = 59) and after stimulation of reflex tearing (n = 212). It was shown that TF specimens of patients (n = 243) contained significantly (p less than 0.001) less EGF (mean 952 pg/ml) than the TF of healthy control individuals before (n = 59 samples; mean 6589 pg/ml) or after stimulation of reflex tearing (n = 212 samples; mean 2762 pg/ml). The EGF concentration of every patient group was significantly lower than that found in the TF of control individuals both before and during reflex tearing (p less than 0.001). The rate of EGF released with TF during collection did not differ significantly between the various groups of patients or from that released with the TF of normal individuals before induction of reflex tearing.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
