Molecular Vision: Pelikan, Mol Vis 2013; 19:1453-1470. Table 8

Table 8. Mean numbers of particular cell types in tears (per microscopic field at 250×magnification) during the positive SDYCR and PBS challenge (n=8).

Cells	After the challenge (h)
Cells	Before the challenge	1	4	8	12	24	26	28	30	32	34	36	48	56
Eosinophils
-SICR	1	0.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-PBS	0	0	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Neutrophils
-SICR	0	0	0	0	3*	4.5*	4.5*	3*	3*	2*	0.5	0	0	0
-PBS	0	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0	0
Basophils
-SICR	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-PBS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mast cells
-SICR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-PBS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lymphocytes
-SICR	0	0	0.1	0	0	3*	5*	4*	4.5*	3.5*	2*	0.4	0	0
-PBS	0	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Monocytes
-SICR	0	0	0	0	1*	2.5*	2*	2*	1.5*	0.2	0	0	0	0
-PBS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goblet cells
-SICR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	1*	1*	0	0
-PBS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Epithelial cells
-SICR	0.5	0	0	0	0.4	0	3*	6*	4.5*	2.5*	2*	0	0	0
-PBS	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

SDYCR=secondary delayed 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].