Table 2 of VanDerMeid, Mol Vis 2011; 17:1056-1063. Table 2 of VanDerMeid, Mol Vis 2011; 17:1056-1063.
Table 2. Percent recovery of cytokines diluted in buffer or extracted from spiked Schirmer strips.
| Recovery in assay buffer | Recovery in extraction buffer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cytokine |
Diluted sample (Mean/SE) |
Extracted SS sample (Mean/SE) |
Diluted sample (Mean/SE) |
Extracted SS sample (Mean/SE) |
| IL-1α | 77.8±4.7 | 66.9±4.0 | 84.6±5.6 | 79.8±4.2 |
| IL-1β | 81.5±6.2 | 59.0*±3.8 | 84.5±4.3 | 82.9±4.6 |
| IL-1rα | 86.0±4.5 | 67.7±3.5 | 74.5±5.3 | 68.5±3.5 |
| IL-4 | 96.9±8.7 | 37.2±3.5 | 62.9±5.1 | 6.7±1.4 |
| IL-6 | 82.5±3.5 | 68.2±2.7 | 78.2±3.3 | 67.1±3.3 |
| IL-8 | 91.1±5.3 | 68.3*±4.3 | 89.3±4.9 | 76.8±4.2 |
| IL-10 | 83.0±3.2 | 30.5*±2.8 | BLD | BLD |
| IL-13 | 83.8±5.0 | 49.7*±2.6 | 85.2±8.2 | 29.4*±3.5 |
| MCP-1 | 90.1±4.4 | 77.7±4.1 | 87.6±4.4 | 84.2±2.5 |
| TNF-α | 81.9±5.8 | 62.8±2.8 | 91.5±7.0 | 65.1*±4.3 |