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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
We studied the relationship between the severity of ocular surface damage and the level of tear lactoferrin in primary and secondary Sjögren's syndrome and keratoconjunctivitis sicca not associated with Sjögren's syndrome. A significant negative correlation was found between Rose Bengal staining score and level of tear lactoferrin in all three groups. Analysis of covariance disclosed no significant differences in regression lines for Rose Bengal staining score vs tear lactoferrin level among the three groups. The three regression lines appeared to be identical to each other. These findings indicate that the severity of ocular surface damage due to dry eye largely depends on the tear secretory function of the lacrimal gland, and that the function of the lacrimal gland can be evaluated by determination of level of tear lactoferrin using the same standards regardless of differences in pathogenesis of underlying diseases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0001-639X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
72
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
433-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Ocular surface damage and tear lactoferrin in dry eye syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article