Molecular Vision: Pelikan, Mol Vis 2013; 19:1453-1470. Table 6

Table 6. Mean numbers of particular cell types in tears (per microscopic field at 250×magnification) during the positive SICR and PBS challenge (n=11).

Cells	Before the challenge	After the challenge (min)
Cells	Before the challenge	0–10	20–30	45	60	90	120	180	240
Eosinophils
-SICR	1	3*	5*	4*	3*	0.5	0	0	0.5
-PBS	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	0	0.5
Neutrophils
- SICR	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
-PBS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Basophils
-SICR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-PBS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mast cells
-SICR	0	0.5*	1.5*	1*	0	0	0	0	0
-PBS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lymphocytes
-SICR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-PBS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Monocytes
-SICR	0	0	0	0.15	0	0	0	0	0
-PBS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goblet cells
-SICR	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0
-PBS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epithelial cells
-SICR	0	0	0	0	2.5*	2.0*	0.5	0	0
-PBS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

SICR=Secondary immediate conjunctival response; PBS=Phosphate-buffered saline; Significance with respect to the baseline (before the challenge): ⁺=p≤0.05; *=p<0.05; The statistically significant magnitude of changes in the cells in tears (mean ± SD), were as follows: eosinophils 2 (2.10±0.14); neutrophils 2 (2.25±0.21); basophils 0.3 (0.28±0.04); mast cells 0.5 (0.35±0.11); lymphocytes 1 (1.23±0.16); monocytes 0.4 (0.41±0.19); epithelial cells 2 (2.17±0.41); goblet cells 0.2 (0.20±0.04) [5,7,8,29,30,56].