Expression and clinical significance of interferon regulatory factor 4 and soluble suppression of tumorigenesis 2 in conjunctival epithelial cells and tears of patients with dry eye

Autor: Yao-Hua Chen, Pei-Xia Gu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Guoji Yanke Zazhi, Vol 23, Iss 6, Pp 904-907 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1672-5123
DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2023.6.04
Popis: AIM: To investigate the expression and clinical significance of interferon regulatory factor 4(IRF4)and soluble suppression of tumorigenesis 2(sST2)in conjunctival epithelial cells and tears of patients with dry eye.METHODS: A total of 94 patients with dry eye who admitted to our hospital from January 2019 to December 2021 were selected as the dry eye group, and 97 physical examiners who underwent ophthalmic examination were selected as the control group at the same time. The conjunctival epithelial cells and tears of the subjects were collected, and the clinical indicators, including tear film break-up time(BUT), corneal fluorescein staining(CFS)score, and Schirmer Ⅰ test(SⅠt)were recorded. The levels of IRF4 and sST2 in conjunctival epithelial cells were detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR), and the levels of IRF4 and sST2 in tears were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). Pearson method was used to analyze the correlation between IRF4 and sST2 levels in conjunctival epithelial cells and tears and clinical indicators of dry eye patients.RESULTS: The levels of IRF4 and sST2 in conjunctival epithelial cells and tears in dry eye group before treatment were significantly higher than those in control group(P
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