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ArticlePloS one2017

Serum Th1 and Th17 related cytokines and autoantibodies in patients with Posner-Schlossman syndrome.

Jun Zhao, Wenchieh Chen, Xiaosheng Huang, Shiming Peng, Tianhui Zhu, Zhihui Deng, Ping Liang, Hui Chang, Bao Jian Fan

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jun ZhaoShenzhen Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shenzhen Eye Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Wenchieh ChenShenzhen Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shenzhen Eye Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Xiaosheng HuangShenzhen Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shenzhen Eye Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Shiming PengShenzhen Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shenzhen Eye Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Tianhui ZhuShenzhen Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shenzhen Eye Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Zhihui DengImmunogenetics Laboratory, Shenzhen Blood Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Ping LiangSchool of Ophthalmology & Optometry Affiliated to Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Hui ChangShenzhen Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shenzhen Eye Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Bao Jian FanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6851-2737
Jinan University · CNMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · USShenzhen Blood Center · CNShenzhen University · CN

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Abstract

Posner-Schlossman syndrome (PSS) shares some clinical features with uveitis and open angle glaucoma. Cytokines and autoantibodies have been associated with uveitis and open angle glaucoma. However, the role of serum cytokines and autoantibodies in the pathogenesis of PSS remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the associations of type 1 T helper (Th1) and Th17 related cytokines and autoantibodies with PSS. Peripheral blood serum samples were collected from 81 patients with PSS and 97 gender- and age-matched healthy blood donors. Th1 and Th17 related cytokines, including interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-12, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interferon- γ (IFN-γ), IL-6 and IL-17, and glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) were determined by double antibody sandwich ELISA. Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA), anti-keratin antibody (AKA) and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) were detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay. Anti-cardiolipin antibody (ACA)-IgG, ACA-IgM, ACA-IgA, anti-double stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (anti-CCP) were detected by indirect ELISA. Serum levels of IL-1β, IL-12 and IL-6 in PSS patients were significantly lower than those in controls (P < 0.003), and these associations survived the Bonferroni correction (Pc < 0.018). There was no significant difference in serum levels of TNF-α, IFN-γ and IL-17 between the PSS and control groups (Pc > 0.12). Positive rate of serum anti-dsDNA in PSS patients was significantly higher than that in the control group (P = 0.002, Pc = 0.018), while positive rates of serum ANA, AKA, ANCA, ACA-IgG, ACA-IgM, ACA-IgA, GPI and anti-CCP in the PSS group were not significantly different from those in the control group (Pc > 0.09). These results suggest that anti-dsDNA may contribute to the pathogenesis of PSS, while Th1 and Th17 related cytokines and other autoantibodies may not be major contributors to PSS.

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AdultAutoantibodiesCase-Control StudiesCytokinesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGlaucoma, Open-AngleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSyndromeTh17 CellsTh1 CellsUveitisAutoantibodiesCytokines

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