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Vol. 86. Issue 6.
Pages 187-192 (June 2011)
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Vol. 86. Issue 6.
Pages 187-192 (June 2011)
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Allergic mediators in tear from children with seasonal and perennial allergic conjunctivitis
Mediadores alérgicos en lágrimas de niños con conjuntivitis alérgica estacional y perenne
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R. Martíneza, A. Acerab,
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arantxa.acera@bioftalmik.com

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, J. Soriab, N. Gonzálezb, T. Suárezb
a Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital de Cruces, Baracaldo, Spain
b Departamento de I+D, Bioftalmik, Derio, Spain
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Table 1. Allergic mediator concentration values in children tears with seasonal allergic conjunctivitis and perennial allergic conjunctivitis compared with tear values in control children.
Table 2. Critical values obtained for each mediator with specificity and sensitivity indicated in percentages.
Table 3. Classification table utilizing the ENTER method. Applying all the analyzed tear samples, a predictive model is drawn up that indicates how, by utilizing the 8 analyzed mediators as a diagnostic tool, it is possible to correctly diagnose 94.4% of healthy and allergic patients.
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Abstract
Purpose

To evaluate the concentration of allergic mediators in tears of children with seasonal allergic conjunctivitis (SAC) and perennial allergic conjunctivitis (PAC) compared with controls.

Methods

Twenty children with allergic conjunctivitis (17 SAC and 3 PAC) and sixteen healthy children were included in this study. Tear samples were collected using a Merocel sponge (Oasis, 0525), and immediately eluted by incubation in elution buffer and subsequent centrifugation at 20,000rpm for 30min at 4°C. Concentrations of histamine (HIS), tryptase (TPS), eosinophil chemotactic factor (ECF), major basic protein (MBP), eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN), IgE and E-selectin were measured using enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). Data were compared with the Mann–Whitney U test (P<0.05), and multivariate analyses were also performed.

Results

Tear levels of TPS (P=0.014), MBP (P=0.032), ECP (P=0.0041), IgE (P=0.014) and EDN (P=0.00077) showed significant differences in children with SAC and PAC compared to controls.

Conclusion

The simultaneous analyses of allergic mediators in the tears of children with SAC and PAC showed a significant elevated concentration in EDN, ECP and MBP in allergic group and decreased levels in IgE and TPS. Statistical analyses showed a diagnostic accuracy of 94.4% using the eight molecules panel.

Keywords:
Seasonal allergic conjunctivitis
Perennial allergic conjunctivitis
ELISA
Tears
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Objetivo

Evaluar la concentración de diferentes moléculas mediadoras de alergia en lágrima de niños con conjuntivitis alérgica estacional (CAE) y conjuntivitis alérgica perenne (CAP) frente a controles.

Métodos

Se incluyeron 20 niños con conjuntivitis alérgica (17 CAE y 3 CAP), y 16 niños sanos utilizados como controles. Las muestras de lágrima se obtuvieron mediante una hemosteta de acetato de polivinilo (OASIS, 0525) colocándola en el canto externo. Se eluyó la lágrima de la hemosteta utilizando un tampón y centrifugación a 20.000rpm durante 30 minutos a 4°C. Una vez cuantificadas las muestras se determinaron las concentraciones de histamina (HIS), triptasa (TPS), factor quimiotáctico del eosinófilo (ECF), proteína básica (MBP), proteína catiónica del eosinófilo (ECP), neurotoxina (EDN), IgE y E-selectina mediante la técnica ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay). Los resultados se compararon con el test no paramétrico U de Mann-Whitney (p<0,05) y se realizaron análisis multivariantes mediante regresión logística.

Resultados

Presentaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas la TPS (p=0.014), MBP (p=0,032), ECP (p=0,0041), IgE (p=0,014) y EDN (p=0,00077), cuando se comparó la lágrima de niños con CAE y CAP frente a la de niños control.

Conclusiones

El análisis simultáneo de mediadores alérgicos en la lágrima de niños con CAE y CAP indica que existe una alteración en la lágrima referida principalmente a un aumento significativo de la concentración de EDN, ECP, MBP, y disminución de IgE y TPS. Los análisis estadísticos revelan una exactitud diagnóstica del 94,4% usando el panel de las 8 moléculas analizadas.

Palabras clave:
Conjuntivitis alérgica estacional
Conjuntivitis alérgica perenne
ELISA
Lágrima

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