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Modulation of HLA-DR in dry eye patients following 30 days of treatment with a lubricant eyedrop solution.


ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the changes in dry eye disease (DED) severity and the percentage of cells expressing HLA-DR on the ocular surface following treatment with lubricant eyedrops containing polyethylene glycol and propylene glycol (PEG/PG) and the gelling agent hydroxypropyl guar (HP-Guar).

Patients and methods

Nineteen patients with DED used PEG/PG + HP-Guar eyedrops four times per day for 30 days. Assessments included DED severity (Ocular Surface Disease Index [OSDI], corneal staining, conjunctival staining, tear film break-up time [TFBUT], and Schirmer testing) and impression cytology of the conjunctiva with masked flow cytometry at baseline and at 30 days.

Results

There was a significant decrease in corneal staining (P<0.01), OSDI (P=0.02), and TFBUT (P<0.01) following treatment with PEG/PG + HP-Guar. Results from flow cytometry revealed a significant decrease in cells expressing HLA-DR (P=0.02).

Conclusion

Treatment with PEG/PG + HP-Guar eyedrops showed improvement in dry eye severity and reduction in surface inflammation as indicated by a reduction in HLA-DR expression.

SUBMITTER: Fernandez KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4485852 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Modulation of HLA-DR in dry eye patients following 30 days of treatment with a lubricant eyedrop solution.

Fernandez Karen B KB   Epstein Seth P SP   Raynor Geoffrey S GS   Sheyman Alan T AT   Massingale Morgan L ML   Dentone Peter G PG   Landegger Lukas D LD   Asbell Penny A PA  

Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) 20150624


<h4>Purpose</h4>To determine the changes in dry eye disease (DED) severity and the percentage of cells expressing HLA-DR on the ocular surface following treatment with lubricant eyedrops containing polyethylene glycol and propylene glycol (PEG/PG) and the gelling agent hydroxypropyl guar (HP-Guar).<h4>Patients and methods</h4>Nineteen patients with DED used PEG/PG + HP-Guar eyedrops four times per day for 30 days. Assessments included DED severity (Ocular Surface Disease Index [OSDI], corneal st  ...[more]

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