Subnormal cytokine profile in the tear fluid of keratoconus patients.

Subnormal cytokine profile in the tear fluid of keratoconus patients.

Keratoconus, historically viewed as a non-inflammatory disease, is an ectatic corneal disorder associated with progressive thinning of the corneal stroma. Recently, a few inflammatory mediators have been reported to be elevated in the tear fluid of keratoconus patients. Consequently, we investigated...

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Main Authors: Albert S Jun, Leslie Cope, Caroline Speck, Xiaojun Feng, Seakwoo Lee, Huan Meng, Abdel Hamad, Shukti Chakravarti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0016437&type=printable
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