title: Dataset of longitudinal analysis of tear cytokine levels, CD4, CD8 counts and HIV viral load in dry eye patients with HIV infection.
abstract: The data presented in this article shows the longitudinal analysis of tear fluid cytokine profiles, blood CD4 and CD8 counts and HIV viral load in 34 dry eye patients with HIV infection during the HAART therapy. Clinical samples were collected from HIV patients with dry eye disease at the time of presentation to the clinic (visit 1), three months (visit 2) and 6 months (visit 3) after the presentation. At each time point tear samples were evaluated for 41 cytokines using Luminex bead based multiplex assay and blood samples were tested for HIV viral load and CD4 and CD8 counts.
authors.affiliation: National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore; Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.
authors.forename: Praveen Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Balne
authors.affiliation: National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore; Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.
authors.forename: Rupesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore.
authors.forename: Veonice Bijin
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Au
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore.
authors.forename: Bernett
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Loo
authors.affiliation: Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore; National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.affiliation: Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore; GROW Research Laboratory, Narayana Nethralaya Foundation, India.
authors.forename: Arkasubhra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: Eagle Eye Centre, Singapore.
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Teoh
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.affiliation: Jurong General Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Petrina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tan
keywords: Cytokine profiles; Dry eye disease; HIV infection and longitudinal study