title: Systemic high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels in normal-tension glaucoma and primary open-angle glaucoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the systemic high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) level in patients with normal tension glaucoma (NTG) and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).
  
  
  METHODS
  With the exclusion of patients with cardiovascular and other systemic diseases, 40 patients with NTG, 40 with POAG, and 40 normal controls were enrolled in this study. Each patient underwent blood sampling for hsCRP, biochemistry, and lipid profile analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Each group had similar demographic parameters including the age, sex, body mass index, heart rate, and blood pressure. There was no statistically significant difference in the hsCRP and biochemistry results between the 3 groups. The lipid profile exhibited a mild elevation in the patients with POAG.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our data revealed no difference in the hsCRP level between NTG, POAG, and normal controls after exclusion of patients with cardiovascular and other systemic diseases. Systemic vascular inflammation may not be a major cause in the pathogenesis of glaucoma in those without histories of cardiovascular diseases.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
authors: Wei-Wen
authors: WW
authors: Su
authors: Wan-Jing
authors: WJ
authors: Ho
authors: Shih-Tsung
authors: ST
authors: Cheng
authors: Shirley H L
authors: SH
authors: Chang
authors: Shiu-Chen
authors: SC
authors: Wu
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000097:blood*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D002097:C-Reactive Protein