Table 2 of Li, Mol Vis 2010; 16:2084-2091. Table 2 of Li, Mol Vis 2010; 16:2084-2091.
Table 2. Comparison of the major tear protein components from allergic conjunctivitis patients and normal controls.
Band number |
Protein name |
Normal controls (n=12, in mg/ml) |
Allergic conjunctivitis patients (n=21,in mg/ml) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spectrin alpha chain, brain isoform 1 | 0.20±0.06 (2.19%) | 0.20±0.06(1.67%) | 0.843 |
| 2 | Serum albumin precursor | 0.17±0.05(1.93%) | 0.22±0.12(1.75%) | 0.095 |
| 3 | Lactoferrin | 1.77±0.47(18.18%) | 1.96±0.28(15.96%) | 0.219 |
| 4 | Serum albumin | 0.66±0.46(6.66%) | 1.43±0.82(10.73%) | 0.005* |
| 5 | Ig alpha-2 chain C region | 0.90±0.48(8.76%) | 1.07±0.45(8.29%) | 0.324 |
| 6 | Ig gamma-2 heavy chain C-region | 0.23±0.10(2.52%) | 0.45±0.27(3.36%) | 0.003* |
| 7 | alpha-enolase | 0.15±0.05(1.55%) | 0.19±0.08(1.52%) | 0.090 |
| 8 | actin, beta | 0.25±0.07(2.63%) | 0.30±0.10(2.42%) | 0.149 |
| 9 | leukocyte elastase inhibitor | 0.13±0.04(1.37%) | 0.20±0.09(1.55%) | 0.003* |
| 10 | annexin A1 | 0.15±0.04(1.63%) | 0.18±0.10(1.40%) | 0.235 |
| 11 | Ig kappa chain C region | 0.82±0.40(8.10%) | 1.18±0.59(9.01%) | 0.067 |
| 12 | - | 0.67±0.40(6.46%) | 0.89±0.27(7.19%) | 0.064 |
| 13 | Lipocalin-1 precursor | 1.52±0.65(15.62%) | 1.83±0.44(14.96%) | 0.118 |
| 14 | Lipocalin-1 precursor | 0.33±0.16(3.34%) | 0.42±0.12(3.35%) | 0.089 |
| 15 | Lysozyme precursor | 1.72±0.40(17.87%) | 1.90±0.29(15.59%) | 0.151 |
| Other Bands | 0.11±0.08(1.26%) | 0.17±0.18(1.23%) | - | |
| SUM** | 9.80±2.67 | 12.60±2.93 | 0.010# |