Table 4 of Willcox, Mol Vis 2015; 21:293-305.


Table 4. Positive detection rates of each mediator in the tested tear samples.

Mediators Percentage of tear samples which contained mediators in levels higher than the limit of quantification*
PDGF-bb, IL-1Ra, IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-12p70, G-CSF, IFN-γ, IP-10, MCP-1, VEGF >60%
IL-1β, IL-2, IL-5, IL-9, IL-10, IL-13, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, RANTES, TNF-α 30%–60%
IL-15, IL-17, eotaxin, FGF-b, GM-CSF <30%