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ArticleJournal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection2025

Quantitative levels of interferon gamma as a biomarker in the aqueous and serum samples of infectious and noninfectious uveitis patients.

Sahar Saad Eldeen Mohamed Shaban, Hend Mohammed Safwat, Abeer Mohammed Abdelmohymen, Donia Ahmed Hassan, Mona Nabeh Mansour, Hanan Said Mohammed, Nora Seliem, Shahinaz El Attar, Doaa Refaat Amin, Seham Kamal Ahmed Khirala and 3 more

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Sahar Saad Eldeen Mohamed ShabanFaculty of Medicine (for Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. Sahar.SaadEldeen@azhar.edu.eg.
Hend Mohammed SafwatFaculty of Medicine (for Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Abeer Mohammed AbdelmohymenFaculty of Medicine (for Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Donia Ahmed HassanFaculty of Medicine (for Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mona Nabeh MansourFaculty of Medicine (for Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Hanan Said MohammedFaculty of Medicine (for Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Nora SeliemFaculty of Medicine (for Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Shahinaz El AttarFaculty of Medicine (for Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Doaa Refaat AminFaculty of Medicine (for Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Seham Kamal Ahmed KhiralaFaculty of Medicine (for Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Aya Ahmed GhamryFaculty of Medicine (for Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mona Gamal El Din Al AnanyFaculty of Medicine (for Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Shaymaa Fathy MohammedFaculty of Medicine (for Girls), Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Abstract

backgroundTo study the utility of interferon gamma (IFN-γ) as a differentiating biomarker by assessing the aqueous humour and serum of patients with infectious and noninfectious uveitis.

methodsA total of 40 patients with acute uveitis were divided into 2 groups (18 patients with infectious uveitis and 22 patients with noninfectious uveitis). All the subjects underwent a full ophthalmological examination. Aqueous humour (AqH) and serum samples were collected from uveitis patients. The quantitative levels of IFN-γ in aqueous medium and serum were measured by means of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

resultsThe quantitative level of IFN-γ in the aqueous humour was significantly greater (87.5 ± 81) (pg/ml) in infectious uveitis patients than in noninfectious uveitis patients (37.3 ± 9.9) (pg/ml) (p value = 0.006). However, the serum IFN-γ level (pg/ml) did not significantly differ between these groups (p value = 0.279). Thus, the IFN-γ level in the aqueous humour can be used to discriminate between infectious and noninfectious uveitis with 33.3% sensitivity and 100% specificity.

conclusionAqueous IFN-γ can be used as a biomarker for differentiating between infectious and noninfectious uveitis.

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BiomarkerInfectiousInterferon gammaNoninfectiousUveitis

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PMID40000515
PMCPMC11861789

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