Open AccessCorrelation of interleukin-33 with Th cytokines and clinical severity of dry eye disease
Author(s) -
Guoping Luo,
Yan Ping Xin,
Dajun Qin,
Aihua Yan,
Zhixiang Zhou,
Zhaoxia Li
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_405_17
Subject(s) - medicine , tears , schirmer test , negative correlation , positive correlation , ophthalmology , correlation , gastroenterology , interleukin 6 , dry eyes , surgery , cytokine , geometry , mathematics
The purpose of this study is to determine the tear and serum protein levels of interleukin-33 (IL-33) and its correlation with Th cytokines and disease severity in dry eye (DE) syndrome.