Immunoassay of human tear lysozyme.
We used a single radial immunodiffusion technique to determine the lysozyme content of human tears. The level in healthy subjects with this method was 1.3 mg/ml of tears. In patients with trachoma, the level was low, 0.9 mg/ml of tears. Detecting the reduction in lysozyme level in patients with trachoma proved the utility of this method.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009113:Muramidase / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D013666:Tears / Q000201:enzymology*; D014141:Trachoma / Q000201:enzymology*
D009113:Muramidase