LI Li, et al. An experimental study on cytokine and nitric oxide content in rabbit aqueous humor after alkali burn. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (4):480-481(2004)
LI Li, et al. An experimental study on cytokine and nitric oxide content in rabbit aqueous humor after alkali burn. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (4):480-481(2004) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2004.04.022.
An experimental study on cytokine and nitric oxide content in rabbit aqueous humor after alkali burn
Objective:To investigate the relationship among inflammatory reaction and cytokine levels
nitric oxide(NO) content in aqueous humor after alkali burn.Methods:12 adult New Zealand rabbits were divided into two groups(6 rabbits each):normal control group and alkali burn experimental group.Aqueous humor samples were aspirated on the alkali burn 1
3
7
14 and 30 days
and the total number of white blood cells in the aqueous humor and their subset distribution as well as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and NO
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2
/NO
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3
were counted.The data were analyzed using analysis of variance of SPSS software.Results:There was a higher number of inflammatory cells and a higher level of TNF-α and NO
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2
/NO
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3
in alkali burn eyes than that in the normal control eyes.The number of mononuclear phagocyte and the levels of TNF-α
the content of NO
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2
/NO
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3
in aqueous humor were the highest in alkali burn group in 7~14 days.The change of TNF-α
NO
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2
/NO
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3
and inflammatory reaction were basically similar
that is
the more serious the reaction
the higher the levels of the content.Conclusion:The intraocular inflammation after alkali burn is closely related to the change in cytokine levels and NO content in aqueous humor.