Table 3 of Pelikan, Mol Vis 2013; 19:1453-1470.


Table 3. Concentration of particular factors in tears during the secondary immediate conjunctival response (SICR; n=11).

Factors Before the challenge After the challenge (min)
0–10 20–30 60 90 120 180 240
Histamine ng/ml
- SICR <1.0 3.5±0.9* 5.1±1.3* 1.2±0.4 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
- PBS <1.0 <1.0 1.2±0.1 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Tryptase µg/l
- SICR <1.0 <1.0 2.7±0.4* 1.9±0.6* <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
- PBS <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
ECP µg/l
- SICR 2.3±0.1 <2.0 6.8±1.3* 7.2±0.8* 4.5±0.7* <2.0 <2.0 <2.0
- PBS 2.1±0.1 <2.0 <2.0 <2.0 2.1±0.1 <2.0 <2.0 <2.0
LTC4 pg/ml
- SICR 2.3±0.1 <2.1 6.7±0.9* 6.3±1.0* 5.2±0.8* 2.6±0.3 <2.1 <2.1
- PBS 2.2±0.1 <2.1 <2.1 <2.1 2.3±0.2 <2.1 <2.1 <2.1
IL-4 pg/ml
- SICR 0.9±0.2 1.3±0.5 1.1±0.4 4.0±0.5* 7.7±1.2* 10.5±2.1* 8.4±0.6* <0.7
- PBS 1.3±0.4 <0.7 <0.7 1.4±0.3 <0.7 <0.7 <0.7 <0.7
IL-5 pg/ml
- SICR <3.2 <3.2 3.8±0.5 3.3±0.1 3.4±0.2 <3.2 <3.2 <3.2
- PBS <3.2 <3.2 <3.2 <3.2 <3.2 <3.2 <3.2 <3.2