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Fisenko N.V.

Krasnov Research Institute of Eye Diseases

Trufanov S.V.

Research Institute of Eye Diseases

Avetisov K.S.

Krasnov Research Institute of Eye Disease

Vtorushina V.V.

National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov

Subbot A.M.

M.M. Krasnov Research Institute of Eye Diseases

Evaluation of aqueous cytokine levels in eyes with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy and bullous keratopathy

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Fisenko N.V., Trufanov S.V., Avetisov K.S., Vtorushina V.V., Subbot A.M.

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Journal: Russian Annals of Ophthalmology. 2021;137(3): 13‑18

DOI: 10.17116/oftalma202113703113

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EVALUATION OF AQUEOUS CYTOKINE LEVELS IN EYES WITH FUCHS ENDOTHELIAL CORNEAL DYSTROPHY AND BULLOUS KERATOPATHY
EVALUATION OF AQUEOUS CYTOKINE LEVELS IN EYES WITH FUCHS ENDOTHELIAL CORNEAL DYSTROPHY AND BULLOUS KERATOPATHY

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Fisenko NV, Trufanov SV, Avetisov KS, Vtorushina VV, Subbot AM. Evaluation of aqueous cytokine levels in eyes with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy and bullous keratopathy. Russian Annals of Ophthalmology. 2021;137(3):13‑18. (In Russ., In Engl.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/oftalma202113703113

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Abstract:

PURPOSE

To evaluate cytokine levels in the aqueous humor (AH) of patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) and bullous keratopathy (BK).

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The study included 74 patients (74 eyes). The first group consisted of 31 patients (72.7±9.2 years) with FECD; the second group included 35 patients (72.4±9.1 years) with BK. The control group comprised 8 patients (74.3±4.1 years) with immature cataract. Before surgery, patients underwent pachymetry of the central cornea (RTvue-100 OCT, Optovue, USA). Patients of groups 1 and 2 underwent endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK or DMEK), or penetrating corneal transplantation. Patients of the control group underwent phacoemulsification with implantation of intraocular lens. The initial stage of the surgery involved AH sample collection for evaluation of cytokine levels (IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12(p70), IL-13, IL-17, G-CSF, GM-CSF, IFNγ, MCP-1, MIP-1β and TNF-α) by fluorescent flow cytometry using the Bio-Plex Pro Human Cytokine Panel, 17-plex (Bio-Rad, USA).

RESULTS

Multiplex analysis of the AH content did not show any statistically significant differences in cytokine levels between decompensated FECD and BK eyes. The levels of IL-6, IL-8, GM-CSF, IFNγ, MCP-1, MIP-1β were significantly elevated in FECD and BK eyes compared with healthy control. An insignificant deviation of IL-4 and IL-13 levels was detected in FECD and BK eyes compared with healthy controls. There were no significant differences in IL-1β and TNF-α (indicators of acute inflammation) between the study groups.

CONCLUSION

The obtained data confirm that FECD and BK are associated with disruption of ocular immune privilege that leads to chronic local inflammation, which in turn causes remodeling of the corneal tissues resulting in fibrosis.

Keywords:

bullous keratopathy
Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy
aqueous humor
cytokine
ocular immune privilege
multiplex analysis

Authors:

Fisenko N.V.

Krasnov Research Institute of Eye Diseases

Trufanov S.V.

Research Institute of Eye Diseases

Avetisov K.S.

Krasnov Research Institute of Eye Disease

Vtorushina V.V.

National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov

Subbot A.M.

M.M. Krasnov Research Institute of Eye Diseases

Received:

23.11.2020

Accepted:

15.12.2020

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