TY - JOUR
T1 - Aqueous humor neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels in patients with idiopathic acute anterior uveitis
AU - Salom, David
AU - Sanz-Marco, Empar
AU - Mullor, Jose L.
AU - Lopez-Prats, Maria Jesus
AU - Garcia-Delpech, Salvador
AU - Udaondo, Patricia
AU - Millan, Jose Maria
AU - Arevalo, J. Fernando
AU - Diaz-Llopis, Manuel
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the levels of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in the aqueous humor in eyes with idiopathic acute anterior uveitis (AAU). Methods: A comparative control study. Aqueous humor was collected from 20 eyes of 20 patients with idiopathic AAU. The control group included 20 aqueous samples from 20 patients about to undergo cataract surgery and without any other ocular or systemic diseases. The level of NGAL was determined with a commercially available ELISA kit. Results: The concentration of NGAL in aqueous humor was markedly higher in patients with idiopathic AAU than in control subjects (Mann-Whitney U test, p<0.001). The level of NGAL was 139,197.38±183,426.36 (mean±SD) pg/ml in eyes with AAU and 3,169.96±1,595.78 pg/ml in the eyes of the control group. Conclusions: The aqueous humor NGAL level is increased in eyes with idiopathic AAU. These results imply that NGAL is associated with the regulation of inflammation in patients with AAU and could be used as a biomarker of ocular inflammation and immunomodulatory treatment response.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the levels of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in the aqueous humor in eyes with idiopathic acute anterior uveitis (AAU). Methods: A comparative control study. Aqueous humor was collected from 20 eyes of 20 patients with idiopathic AAU. The control group included 20 aqueous samples from 20 patients about to undergo cataract surgery and without any other ocular or systemic diseases. The level of NGAL was determined with a commercially available ELISA kit. Results: The concentration of NGAL in aqueous humor was markedly higher in patients with idiopathic AAU than in control subjects (Mann-Whitney U test, p<0.001). The level of NGAL was 139,197.38±183,426.36 (mean±SD) pg/ml in eyes with AAU and 3,169.96±1,595.78 pg/ml in the eyes of the control group. Conclusions: The aqueous humor NGAL level is increased in eyes with idiopathic AAU. These results imply that NGAL is associated with the regulation of inflammation in patients with AAU and could be used as a biomarker of ocular inflammation and immunomodulatory treatment response.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 20680102
AN - SCOPUS:77955618982
SN - 1090-0535
VL - 16
SP - 1448
EP - 1452
JO - Molecular Vision
JF - Molecular Vision
ER -