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(Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2001;42:328-332.)
© 2001 by The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc.

Detection of Endogenous 12-Hydroxyeicosatrienoic Acid in Human Tear Film

Paul A. Mieyal, Michael W. Dunn and Michal Laniado Schwartzman

From the Department of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla.

PURPOSE. Increased production of 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid [12(R)-HETE] and 12-hydroxyeicosatrienoic acid [12(R)-HETrE] positively correlates with the in vivo progression of ocular surface inflammation in rabbits. Tear film was collected from human subjects with inflamed eyes to determine whether these eicosanoids could be detected from endogenous sources.

METHODS. Control and inflamed eyes were assessed and assigned a subjective inflammatory score. Tears were collected and extracted with an internal standard. Single-ion–monitoring gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (SIM-GC-MS) was performed to quantitate endogenous levels of 12-HETE and 12-HETrE.

RESULTS. 12-HETrE was detected in the tear film of both control and inflamed eyes, with the mean level being seven times higher in inflamed tears. 12-HETE was not detected in control tears and was detected in only 6 of 38 inflamed-eye tear samples.

CONCLUSIONS. The current findings demonstrate that the human eye produces detectable amounts of 12-HETrE, which is released into the tear flow. The increased levels of 12-HETrE associated with ocular surface inflammation suggest that this eicosanoid may contribute to inflammation of the ocular surface in humans.




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