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Elevated cytokine levels in vitreous as biomarkers of disease severity in infectious endophthalmitis

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PLOS ONE
Volume 13, Issue 10, Pages -

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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205292

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  1. DST-SERB India [EMR/2016/002259]
  2. Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation

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Purpose To investigate the immunopathogenesis of endophthalmitis, and determine if cytokine profiles could serve as biomarkers of disease severity in infectious endophthalmitis. Materials and methods Vitreous samples of 46 patients clinically diagnosed as endophthalmitis (of which 25 were culture positive) and 20 non-infectious controls from patients with Retinal Detachment (RD) or diabetic retinopathy were included in the study. The cytokine and chemokine expression patterns of 40 immune mediators including 6 antiinflammatory cytokines, 15 proinflammatory cytokines, 9 Growth factors and 10 proinflammatory chemokines in the vitreous were were analyzed by multiplex cytokine immunoassay. In addition, significant immune mediators were correlated with initial and final visual acuity (VA). Results Our results demonstrated elevated expression of 16 mediators such as GCSF, GRO, IFN-gamma, IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-1 RA, IL-6, IL-8, IP-10, MCP-1, MCP-3, MIP-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, TGF-alpha, TNF-alpha in patients with culture positive endophthalmitis. Cytokine profile expression significantly differed between patients with proven endophthalmitis and the non-infectious controls in heat map analysis. PCoA plot indicated five mediators (IL-1RA, IL-6, IL-8, GRO, G-CSF) as biomarkers that could be Independent Predictors of Disease especially in culture negative cases. Correlation of cytokines with VA revealed strong association between the initial VA and intraocular levels of TGF-alpha, IL-1 beta and IL-8 but there was no correlation with the severity or visual outcome of infection. Conclusion In comparison to non-infectious ocular conditions, the pathogenesis of infectious endophthalmitis correlates with increased expression levels of IL-1RA, IL-6, IL-8, GRO, G-CSF. Understanding cytokine profiles in culture negative endophthalmitis patients could aid in therapy in non-responders to empirical antibiotic therapy.

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