title: Quantitative analysis of antigen specific IgE in tears in comparison to serum samples.
abstract: We determined pollen specific IgE in tears and compared these results to the concentration of specific IgE in serum samples. We obtained tears (using Schirmer strips) and serum samples from subjects with Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollinosis, and tested for C. japonica pollen specific IgE using a quantitative ELISA. Time kinetic analyses through the pollen season showed that specific IgE levels in tears were found to increase earlier than those in sera and reached their maximum at the end of or after the pollen season, from March to early June. In the C. japonica pollen free season, July to December, the specific IgE levels in tears decreased, although the serum levels remained relatively high. These results indicate that the quantitative assay for specific IgE in tears might be useful to identify specific eye allergens.
authors.affiliation: Research and Development Department, Mitsubishi Kagaku latron, Inc., Chiba, Japan. ono.tetsuya@mk.mk-iatron.co.jp
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Masahide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arao
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sahashi
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nariuchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D052179:Antigens, Plant / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D032485:Cryptomeria / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011058:Pollen / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000276:immunology; D012621:Seasons; D013666:Tears / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D052179:Antigens, Plant; D000939:Epitopes; D007073:Immunoglobulin E