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  • Title: Platelet-activating factor in human normal tears.
    Author: Okumura N, Kojima K, Hashida M, Koura Y, Fukushima A, Ueno H.
    Journal: Curr Eye Res; 2005 Oct; 30(10):891-6. PubMed ID: 16251126.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To measure the concentrations of platelet-activating factor (PAF) and lyso-PAF in tears of human eyes. METHODS: Unilateral tear samples were collected from the conjunctival cul-de-sac of 12 healthy volunteers without any past histories of ocular surface diseases and 10 patients with allergic conjunctivitis (AC) by graduated disposable microcapillaries. C18:0-PAF, C18:0-lyso-PAF, C16:0-PAF, and C16:0-lyso-PAF levels were determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). RESULTS: The concentrations of C18:0-PAF, C18:0-lyso-PAF, C16:0-PAF, and C16:0-lyso-PAF in tears from healthy volunteers were 0.44 +/- 0.39, 51.7 +/- 63.4, 61.9 +/- 75.9, and 10.7 +/- 14.7 ng/ml, respectively. Higher, but not significantly different, concentrations of all the four kinds of PAF molecules were detected in tears from AC patients. Significant correlations were demonstrated between the concentrations of C18:0-PAF and C18:0-lyso-PAF (r = 0.906; p < 0.01 in normal healthy volunteers and r = 0.939; p < 0.01 in AC patients), and between those of C16:0-PAF and C16:0-lyso-PAF (r = 0.944; p < 0.01 in normal healthy volunteers and r = 0.806; p = 0.015 in AC patients). Moreover, C18:0-PAF concentrations correlated significantly with those of C16:0-PAF (r = 0.885; p < 0.01 in normal healthy volunteers and r = 0.927; p < 0.01 in AC patients), while C18:0-lyso-PAF concentrations correlated significantly with those of C16:0-lyso-PAF (r = 0.972; p < 0.01 in normal healthy volunteers and r = 0.891; p < 0.01 in AC patients). CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is the first report of the concentrations of different species of PAF (C18:0-PAF, C18:0-lyso-PAF, C16:0-PAF, and C16:0-lyso-PAF) in human tears.
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