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`Analysis of Topical Cyclosporine Treatment
`±º п¬·»²¬­ É·¬¸ Ü®§ Û§» ͧ²¼®±³»
`of Patients With Dry Eye Syndrome
`
`Ûºº»½¬ ±² ݱ²¶«²½¬·ª¿´ Ô§³°¸±½§¬»­
`Eflect on Conjunctival Lymphocytes
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`Õ¿¬¸´»»² Íò Õ«²»®¬ô ÓÜå ß²² Íò Ì·­¼¿´»ô ÓÍå Ó·½¸¿»´ Ûò ͬ»®²ô иÜå Öò ßò ͳ·¬¸å ×´»²» Õò Ù·°­±²ô иÜ
`Kathleen S. Kanert, MD; Ann 5. Tisdale, MS; Michael E. Stern, PhD; J. A. Smith; Ilene K. Gipson, PhD
`
`Ѿ¶»½¬·ª»æ ̱ ­¬«¼§ ¬¸» »ºº»½¬ ±º ¬±°·½¿´ ½§½´±­°±®·²»
`Obieciive: To study the effect of topical cyclosporine
`±² ´§³°¸±½§¬» ¿½¬·ª¿¬·±² ©·¬¸·² ¬¸» ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿ ±º
`on lymphocyte activation within the conjunctiva of
`°¿¬·»²¬­ ©·¬¸ ³±¼»®¿¬» ¬± ­»ª»®» ¼®§ »§» ­§²¼®±³»
`patients with moderate to severe dry eye syndrome
`øͶ±X ¹®»² ¿²¼ ²±²óͶ±X ¹®»²÷ò
`(Sjogren and non-Sjogren).
`
`Ó»¬¸±¼­æ Þ·±°­§ ­°»½·³»²­ ©»®» ±¾¬¿·²»¼ ¿¬ ¾¿­»´·²»
`Melhods: Biopsy specimens were obtained at baseline
`¿²¼ ¿º¬»® ê ³±²¬¸­ ±º ½§½´±­°±®·²» ¬®»¿¬³»²¬ º®±³ »§»­
`and after 6 months of cyclosporine treatment from eyes
`±º íî °¿¬·»²¬­ ©·¬¸ ³±¼»®¿¬» ¬± ­»ª»®» ¼®§ »§» ­§²ó
`of 32 patients with moderate to severe dry eye syn-
`¼®±³»å ïç ©»®» ½§½´±­°±®·²» ¬®»¿¬»¼ øðòðëû ½§½´±­°±®ó
`drome; 19 were cyclosporine treated (0.05% cyclospor-
`·²»ô ² ã ïíå ðòïû ½§½´±­°±®·²»ô ² ã ê÷ ¿²¼ ïí ©»®» ª»ó
`ine, n=13; 0.1% cyclosporine, n=6) and 13 were ve-
`¸·½´» ¬®»¿¬»¼ò É·¬¸·² ¬¸·­ ¹®±«° ¬¸»®» ©»®» ïî ©·¬¸ Ͷ±X ¹®»²
`hicle treated. Within this group there were 12 with Sj ogren
`­§²¼®±³» ¿²¼ îð ©·¬¸ ²±²oͶ±X ¹®»² ­§²¼®±³»ò Þ·±°­§
`syndrome and 20 with non—Sjogren syndrome. Biopsy
`¬·­­«» ©¿­ ¿²¿´§¦»¼ «­·²¹ ·³³«²±¸·­¬±½¸»³·½¿´ ´±½¿´ó
`tissue was analyzed using immunohistochemical local-
`·¦¿¬·±² ±º ¾·²¼·²¹ ±º ³±²±½´±²¿´ ¿²¬·¾±¼·»­ ¬± ´§³°¸±ó
`ization of binding of monoclonal antibodies to lympho-
`½§¬·½ ³¿®µ»®­ ÝÜíô ÝÜìô ¿²¼ ÝÜè ¿­ ©»´´ ¿­ ´§³°¸±ó
`cytic markers CD3, CD4, and CD8 as well as lympho-
`½§¬» ¿½¬·ª¿¬·±² ³¿®µ»®­ ÝÜïï¿ ¿²¼ ØÔßóÜÎò
`cyte activation markers CD1 1a and HLA-DR.
`
`¬·ª» º±® ÝÜíô ÝÜìô ¿²¼ ÝÜèô ©¸·´» ·² ª»¸·½´»ó¬®»¿¬»¼ »§»­ô
`tive for CD3, CD4, and CD8, while in vehicle-treated eyes,
`®»­«´¬­ ­¸±©»¼ ·²½®»¿­»­ ·² ¬¸»­» ³¿®µ»®­ô ¿´¬¸±«¹¸ ¬¸»­»
`results showed increases in these markers, although these
`¼·ºº»®»²½»­ ©»®» ²±¬ ­¬¿¬·­¬·½¿´´§ ­·¹²·º·½¿²¬ò Ú±´´±©·²¹
`differences were not statistically significant. Following
`¬®»¿¬³»²¬ ©·¬¸ ðòðëû ½§½´±­°±®·²»ô ¬¸»®» ©¿­ ¿ ­·¹²·º·ó
`treatment with 0.05% cyclosporine, there was a signifi-
`½¿²¬ ¼»½®»¿­» ·² ¬¸» ²«³¾»® ±º ½»´´­ »¨°®»­­·²¹ ¬¸» ´§³ó
`cant decrease in the number of cells expressing the lym-
`°¸±½§¬» ¿½¬·ª¿¬·±² ³¿®µ»®­ ÝÜïï¿ øÐôòðë÷ ¿²¼ ØÔßóÜÎ
`phocyte activation markers CD1 1a (P< .05) and HLA-DR
`øÐôòðë÷ô ·²¼·½¿¬·²¹ ´»­­ ¿½¬·ª¿¬·±² ±º ´§³°¸±½§¬»­ ¿­ ½±³ó
`(P< .05), indicating less activation of lymphocytes as com-
`°¿®»¼ ©·¬¸ ª»¸·½´» ¬®»¿¬³»²¬ò É·¬¸·² ¬¸» Ͷ±X ¹®»² °¿ó
`pared with vehicle treatment. Within the Sjogren pa-
`¬·»²¬ ­«¾¹®±«°ô ¬¸±­» ¬®»¿¬»¼ ©·¬¸ ðòðëû ½§½´±­°±®·²»
`tient subgroup, those treated with 0.05% cyclosporine
`¿´­± ­¸±©»¼ ¿ ­·¹²·º·½¿²¬ ¼»½®»¿­» ·² ¬¸» ²«³¾»® ±º ½»´´­
`also showed a significant decrease in the number of cells
`°±­·¬·ª» º±® ÝÜïï¿ øÐôòððï÷ ¿­ ©»´´ ¿­ ÝÜí øÐôòðí÷ô
`positive for CD11a (P<.001) as well as CD3 (P<.03),
`·²¼·½¿¬·²¹ ¿ ®»¼«½¬·±² ·² ²«³¾»® ±º ¿½¬·ª¿¬»¼ ´§³°¸±ó
`indicating a reduction in number of activated lympho-
`cytes.
`½§¬»­ò
`
`ݱ²½´«­·±²æ Ì®»¿¬³»²¬ ±º ¼®§ »§» ­§²¼®±³» ©·¬¸ ¬±°·ó
`Conclusion: Treatment of dry eye syndrome with topi-
`½¿´ ½§½´±­°±®·²» ­·¹²·º·½¿²¬´§ ®»¼«½»¼ ¬¸» ²«³¾»®­ ±º ¿½ó
`cal cyclosporine significantly reduced the numbers of ac-
`¬·ª¿¬»¼ ´§³°¸±½§¬»­ ©·¬¸·² ¬¸» ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿ò
`tivated lymphocytes within the conjunctiva.
`
`λ­«´¬­æ ײ ½§½´±­°±®·²»ó¬®»¿¬»¼ »§»­ô ¾·±°­§ ®»­«´¬­ ±º
`Ilesulls: In cyclosporine-treated eyes, biopsy results of
`ß®½¸ Ñ°¸¬¸¿´³±´ò îðððåïïèæïìèçóïìçê
`½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿» ­¸±©»¼ ¼»½®»¿­»­ ·² ¬¸» ²«³¾»® ±º ½»´´­ °±­·ó
`Arch Ophthalmol. 2000;118:1489-1496
`conjunctivae showed decreases in the number of cells posi-
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`ERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS sicca
`¿²¿´§­·­ ±º ¬¸» ´¿½®·³¿´ ¹´¿²¼ ¸¿­ ®»ó
`analysis of the lacrimal gland has re-
`ceived considerable attention, less work
`øÕÝÍ÷ô ±® ¼®§ »§» ­§²ó
`½»·ª»¼ ½±²­·¼»®¿¾´» ¿¬¬»²¬·±²ô ´»­­ ©±®µ
`(KCS), or dry eye syn-
`¼®±³»ô ·­ ½¸¿®¿½¬»®·¦»¼ ¾§
`¸¿­ ¾»»² ¼±²» ±² °¿¬¸±´±¹·½¿´ ½¸¿²¹»­ ±½ó
`has been done on pathological changes oc-
`drome, is characterized by
`½¸®±²·½ ¼®§²»­­ ±º ¬¸» ½±®ó
`½«®®·²¹ ·² ¬¸» ±½«´¿® ­«®º¿½»ò ̸» ½¸®±²·½
`curring in the ocular surface. The chronic
`chronic dryness of the cor-
`²»¿ ¿²¼ ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿òï пó
`¼®§²»­­ ±º ¬¸» ±½«´¿® ­«®º¿½» ·² Ͷ±X ¹®»²
`dryness of the ocular surface in Sjogren
`nea and conjunctival Pa-
`¬·»²¬­ ©·¬¸ ÕÝÍ ¬§°·½¿´´§ ­¸±© ­§³°ó
`­§²¼®±³» ¸¿­ ¾»»² ¿¬¬®·¾«¬»¼ ¬± ¼»¬»®·±ó
`syndrome has been attributed to deterio-
`tients with KCS typically show symp-
`¬±³­ ±º ±½«´¿® ¼·­½±³º±®¬ ®¿²¹·²¹ º®±³
`®¿¬·±² ±º ´¿½®·³¿´ ¹´¿²¼ º«²½¬·±² ©·¬¸ ¼»ó
`ration of lacrimal gland function with de-
`toms of ocular discomfort ranging from
`½®»¿­»¼ ¬»¿® °®±¼«½¬·±²òçôïð ر©»ª»®ô ·²
`·®®·¬¿¬·±² ¬± ­»ª»®» °¿·²ò λ¼²»­­ô ¾«®²ó
`irritation to severe pain. Redness, burn-
`creased tear production.9'1° However, in
`·²¹ô ·¬½¸·²¹ô º±®»·¹² ¾±¼§ ­»²­¿¬·±²ô ½±²ó
`Ͷ±X ¹®»² ­§²¼®±³»ô ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿´ »°·¬¸»ó
`Sjogren syndrome, conjunctival epithe-
`ing, itching, foreign body sensation, con-
`¬¿½¬ ´»²­ ·²¬±´»®¿²½»ô °¸±¬±°¸±¾·¿ô ¿²¼
`´·¿´ ¿²¼ ­¬®±³¿´ Ìó½»´´ ·²º·´¬®¿¬·±² ø°®»ó
`lial and stromal T-cell infiltration (pre-
`tact lens intolerance, photophobia, and
`blurred vision can occur?
`¾´«®®»¼ ª·­·±² ½¿² ±½½«®òî
`¼±³·²¿²¬´§ ÝÜíõ ¿²¼ ÝÜìõ Ì ´§³°¸±ó
`dominantly CD3+ and CD4+ T lympho-
`ß´¬¸±«¹¸ ÕÝÍ ½¿² ¿®·­» º®±³ ª¿®·ó
`½§¬»­÷ ¸¿­ ¿´­± ¾»»² ­¸±©² ¬± ±½½«® ¿´±²¹
`cytes) has also been shown to occur along
`Although KCS can arise from vari-
`©·¬¸ ¼®§·²¹ ±º ¬¸» ±½«´¿® ­«®º¿½»òçôïï
`±«­ ¬§°»­ ±º ¼·­»¿­»­ô ½±³³±² ¬± ¿´´ ·­ ¬¸»
`ous types of diseases, common to all is the
`with drying of the ocular surface.9'“
`involvement of immune-mediated or in-
`·²ª±´ª»³»²¬ ±º ·³³«²»ó³»¼·¿¬»¼ ±® ·²ó
`Í«°°±®¬·²¹ ¿ ®±´» º±® ¿² ·³³«²±ó
`Supporting a role for an immuno-
`º´¿³³¿¬±®§ó³»¼·¿¬»¼ °¿¬¸©¿§­òí ׳³«ó
`°¿¬¸±¹»²»­·­ ±º ÕÝÍ ¿®» ¬¸» ®»°±®¬­ ±º ¿½ó
`pathogenesis of KCS are the reports of ac-
`flammatory-mediated pathways.-°’ Immu-
`²±°¿¬¸±´±¹·½ ­¬«¼·»­ ±º ¬¸» ´¿½®·³¿´ ¹´¿²¼
`¬·ª¿¬»¼ ´§³°¸±½§¬»­ ¿­ ¼»³±²­¬®¿¬»¼ ¾§
`tivated lymphocytes as demonstrated by
`nopathologic studies of the lacrimal gland
`·² °¿¬·»²¬­ ©·¬¸ Ͷ±X ¹®»² ­§²¼®±³» ­¸±©
`»¨°®»­­·±² ±º ´§³°¸±½§¬» ¿½¬·ª¿¬·±² ³¿®µó
`expression of lymphocyte activation mark-
`in patients with Sjogren syndrome show
`ers such as HLA-DR (MHC class II) and
`°®±¹®»­­·ª» ´§³°¸±½§¬·½ ·²º·´¬®¿¬·±²ô °®·ó
`progressive lymphocytic infiltration, pri-
`»®­ ­«½¸ ¿­ ØÔßóÜÎ øÓØÝ ½´¿­­ ××÷ ¿²¼
`ICAM-1 (intercellular adhesion mol-
`³¿®·´§ ½±²­·­¬·²¹ ±º ÝÜìõ Ì ¿²¼ Þ ½»´´­òìôë
`×ÝßÓóï ø·²¬»®½»´´«´¿® ¿¼¸»­·±² ³±´ó
`marily consisting of CD4+ T and B cells.”
`̸·­ ·²º·´¬®¿¬·±² ·­ ¾»´·»ª»¼ ¬± ¾» ®»­°±²ó
`»½«´»óï÷ ·² ¬¸» ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿ ±º °¿¬·»²¬­ ©·¬¸
`ecule-1) in the conjunctiva of patients with
`This infiltration is believed to be respon-
`sible for the destruction of normal secre-
`Ͷ±X ¹®»² ­§²¼®±³»òïîôïí ̱ ¼¿¬»ô ¬¸»®» ·­
`­·¾´» º±® ¬¸» ¼»­¬®«½¬·±² ±º ²±®³¿´ ­»½®»ó
`Sjogren syndrome.”'13 To date, there is
`little information on the effect of modu-
`¬±®§ º«²½¬·±²òê Ô§³°¸±½§¬·½ ·²º·´¬®¿¬·±² ±º
`´·¬¬´» ·²º±®³¿¬·±² ±² ¬¸» »ºº»½¬ ±º ³±¼«ó
`tory function.5 Lymphocytic infiltration of
`¬¸» ´¿½®·³¿´ ¹´¿²¼ ¸¿­ ¿´­± ¾»»² ¼»ó
`´¿¬·²¹ ¬¸»­» ³±´»½«´»­ ·² ¬¸» ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿
`lating these molecules in the conjunctiva
`the lacrimal gland has also been de-
`­½®·¾»¼ ·² °¿¬·»²¬­ ©·¬¸ ²±²óͶ±X ¹®»²
`±º °¿¬·»²¬­ ©·¬¸ Ͷ±X ¹®»² ¿²¼ ²±²o
`of patients with Sjogren and non-
`scribed in patients with non-Sjogren
`ÕÝÍòéôè ß´¬¸±«¹¸ ¬¸» ·³³«²±°¿¬¸±´±¹·½
`Ͷ±X ¹®»² ­§²¼®±³»ò
`Sj ogren syndrome.
`KCS.” Although the immunopathologic
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`ÍËÞÖÛÝÌÍ ßÒÜ ÓÛÌØÑÜÍ
`SUBJECTS AND METHODS
`SUBJECTS
`ÍËÞÖÛÝÌÍ
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`Conjunctival biopsy specimens from 32 patients were ex-
`ݱ²¶«²½¬·ª¿´ ¾·±°­§ ­°»½·³»²­ º®±³ íî °¿¬·»²¬­ ©»®» »¨ó
`amined; 13 patients were treated with 0.05% CsA, 6 with
`¿³·²»¼å ïí °¿¬·»²¬­ ©»®» ¬®»¿¬»¼ ©·¬¸ ðòðëû Ý­ßô ê ©·¬¸
`0.1% CsA, and 13 with vehicle alone. This subject group
`ðòïû Ý­ßô ¿²¼ ïí ©·¬¸ ª»¸·½´» ¿´±²»ò ̸·­ ­«¾¶»½¬ ¹®±«°
`was randomly chosen from a double-masked, vehicle-
`©¿­ ®¿²¼±³´§ ½¸±­»² º®±³ ¿ ¼±«¾´»ó³¿­µ»¼ô ª»¸·½´»ó
`controlled clinical study designed by Allergan, Inc, Irvine,
`½±²¬®±´´»¼ ½´·²·½¿´ ­¬«¼§ ¼»­·¹²»¼ ¾§ ß´´»®¹¿²ô ײ½ô ×®ª·²»ô
`Calif, to investigate the efficacy and safety of topical CsA
`Ý¿´·ºô ¬± ·²ª»­¬·¹¿¬» ¬¸» »ºº·½¿½§ ¿²¼ ­¿º»¬§ ±º ¬±°·½¿´ Ý­ß
`in the treatment of moderate to severe KCS.“ The study
`·² ¬¸» ¬®»¿¬³»²¬ ±º ³±¼»®¿¬» ¬± ­»ª»®» ÕÝÍòîï ̸» ­¬«¼§
`was conducted in compliance with Good Clinical Prac-
`©¿­ ½±²¼«½¬»¼ ·² ½±³°´·¿²½» ©·¬¸ Ù±±¼ Ý´·²·½¿´ Ю¿½ó
`tices, investigational site institutional review board regu-
`¬·½»­ô ·²ª»­¬·¹¿¬·±²¿´ ­·¬» ·²­¬·¬«¬·±²¿´ ®»ª·»© ¾±¿®¼ ®»¹«ó
`lations, sponsor and investigator obligations, informed con-
`´¿¬·±²­ô ­°±²­±® ¿²¼ ·²ª»­¬·¹¿¬±® ±¾´·¹¿¬·±²­ô ·²º±®³»¼ ½±²ó
`sent regulations, and the Declaration of Helsinki. Potential
`­»²¬ ®»¹«´¿¬·±²­ô ¿²¼ ¬¸» Ü»½´¿®¿¬·±² ±º Ø»´­·²µ·ò ᬻ²¬·¿´
`patients signed a prescreening informed consent form and
`°¿¬·»²¬­ ­·¹²»¼ ¿ °®»­½®»»²·²¹ ·²º±®³»¼ ½±²­»²¬ º±®³ ¿²¼
`a second written informed consent form prior to actual en-
`¿ ­»½±²¼ ©®·¬¬»² ·²º±®³»¼ ½±²­»²¬ º±®³ °®·±® ¬± ¿½¬«¿´ »²ó
`rollment.“ The protocol for this study is described briefly
`®±´´³»²¬òîï ̸» °®±¬±½±´ º±® ¬¸·­ ­¬«¼§ ·­ ¼»­½®·¾»¼ ¾®·»º´§
`here. Adult patients of either sex were eligible for partici-
`¸»®»ò ß¼«´¬ °¿¬·»²¬­ ±º »·¬¸»® ­»¨ ©»®» »´·¹·¾´» º±® °¿®¬·½·ó
`pation if they had a diagnosis of moderate to severe KCS
`°¿¬·±² ·º ¬¸»§ ¸¿¼ ¿ ¼·¿¹²±­·­ ±º ³±¼»®¿¬» ¬± ­»ª»®» ÕÝÍ
`at initial examination as defined by the following criteria:
`¿¬ ·²·¬·¿´ »¨¿³·²¿¬·±² ¿­ ¼»º·²»¼ ¾§ ¬¸» º±´´±©·²¹ ½®·¬»®·¿æ
`(1) Schirmer test results (without anesthesia) less than or
`øï÷ ͽ¸·®³»® ¬»­¬ ®»­«´¬­ ø©·¬¸±«¬ ¿²»­¬¸»­·¿÷ ´»­­ ¬¸¿² ±®
`equal to 5 mm/5 min in at least 1 eye (if Schirmer test re-
`»¯«¿´ ¬± ë ³³ñë ³·² ·² ¿¬ ´»¿­¬ ï »§» ø·º ͽ¸·®³»® ¬»­¬ ®»ó
`sults without anesthesia equaled 0 mm/5 min, then Schirmer
`­«´¬­ ©·¬¸±«¬ ¿²»­¬¸»­·¿ »¯«¿´»¼ ð ³³ñë ³·²ô ¬¸»² ͽ¸·®³»®
`test results with nasal stimulation had to be >3 mm/5 min
`¬»­¬ ®»­«´¬­ ©·¬¸ ²¿­¿´ ­¬·³«´¿¬·±² ¸¿¼ ¬± ¾» òí ³³ñë ³·²
`in the same eye); (2) sum of corneal and interpalpebral con-
`·² ¬¸» ­¿³» »§»÷å øî÷ ­«³ ±º ½±®²»¿´ ¿²¼ ·²¬»®°¿´°»¾®¿´ ½±²ó
`junctival staining greater than or equal to +5 in the same
`¶«²½¬·ª¿´ ­¬¿·²·²¹ ¹®»¿¬»® ¬¸¿² ±® »¯«¿´ ¬± õë ·² ¬¸» ­¿³»
`eye where corneal staining was greater than or equal to +2;
`»§» ©¸»®» ½±®²»¿´ ­¬¿·²·²¹ ©¿­ ¹®»¿¬»® ¬¸¿² ±® »¯«¿´ ¬± õîå
`(3) a baseline Ocular Surface Disease Index" score of 0.1
`øí÷ ¿ ¾¿­»´·²» ѽ«´¿® Í«®º¿½» Ü·­»¿­» ײ¼»¨îî ­½±®» ±º ðòï
`with no more than 3 responses of “not applicable”; and (4)
`©·¬¸ ²± ³±®» ¬¸¿² í ®»­°±²­»­ ±º v²±¬ ¿°°´·½¿¾´»få ¿²¼ øì÷
`a score greater than or equal to 3 on the Subjective Facial
`¿ ­½±®» ¹®»¿¬»® ¬¸¿² ±® »¯«¿´ ¬± í ±² ¬¸» Í«¾¶»½¬·ª» Ú¿½·¿´
`Expression Scale.“ Signs and symptoms must have been
`Û¨°®»­­·±² ͽ¿´»òîï Í·¹²­ ¿²¼ ­§³°¬±³­ ³«­¬ ¸¿ª» ¾»»²
`present despite conventional management.
`°®»­»²¬ ¼»­°·¬» ½±²ª»²¬·±²¿´ ³¿²¿¹»³»²¬ò
`Patients were excluded from the study if they had par-
`п¬·»²¬­ ©»®» »¨½´«¼»¼ º®±³ ¬¸» ­¬«¼§ ·º ¬¸»§ ¸¿¼ °¿®ó
`ticipated in an earlier clinical trial with CsA ophthalmic
`¬·½·°¿¬»¼ ·² ¿² »¿®´·»® ½´·²·½¿´ ¬®·¿´ ©·¬¸ Ý­ß ±°¸¬¸¿´³·½
`emulsion or had used systemic or topical ophthalmic CsA
`»³«´­·±² ±® ¸¿¼ «­»¼ ­§­¬»³·½ ±® ¬±°·½¿´ ±°¸¬¸¿´³·½ Ý­ß
`within 90 days prior to the study. Other exclusion criteria
`©·¬¸·² ç𠼿§­ °®·±® ¬± ¬¸» ­¬«¼§ò Ѭ¸»® »¨½´«­·±² ½®·¬»®·¿
`were the presence or history of any systemic or ocular dis-
`©»®» ¬¸» °®»­»²½» ±® ¸·­¬±®§ ±º ¿²§ ­§­¬»³·½ ±® ±½«´¿® ¼·­ó
`order or condition (including ocular surgery, trauma, and
`±®¼»® ±® ½±²¼·¬·±² ø·²½´«¼·²¹ ±½«´¿® ­«®¹»®§ô ¬®¿«³¿ô ¿²¼
`disease); current or recent use of topical ophthalmic or sys-
`¼·­»¿­»÷å ½«®®»²¬ ±® ®»½»²¬ «­» ±º ¬±°·½¿´ ±°¸¬¸¿´³·½ ±® ­§­ó
`temic medications that could affect a dry eye condition;
`¬»³·½ ³»¼·½¿¬·±²­ ¬¸¿¬ ½±«´¼ ¿ºº»½¬ ¿ ¼®§ »§» ½±²¼·¬·±²å
`known hypersensitivity to any component of the drug or
`µ²±©² ¸§°»®­»²­·¬·ª·¬§ ¬± ¿²§ ½±³°±²»²¬ ±º ¬¸» ¼®«¹ ±®
`procedural medications such as stains or anesthetics;
`°®±½»¼«®¿´ ³»¼·½¿¬·±²­ ­«½¸ ¿­ ­¬¿·²­ ±® ¿²»­¬¸»¬·½­å
`
`required contact lens wear during the study; recent (within
`®»¯«·®»¼ ½±²¬¿½¬ ´»²­ ©»¿® ¼«®·²¹ ¬¸» ­¬«¼§å ®»½»²¬ ø©·¬¸·²
`1 month) or anticipated use of temporary punctal plugs dur-
`ï ³±²¬¸÷ ±® ¿²¬·½·°¿¬»¼ «­» ±º ¬»³°±®¿®§ °«²½¬¿´ °´«¹­ ¼«®ó
`ing the study; permanent occlusion of lacrimal puncta within
`·²¹ ¬¸» ­¬«¼§å °»®³¿²»²¬ ±½½´«­·±² ±º ´¿½®·³¿´ °«²½¬¿ ©·¬¸·²
`3 months of the study; or if the patients were pregnant, lac-
`í ³±²¬¸­ ±º ¬¸» ­¬«¼§å ±® ·º ¬¸» °¿¬·»²¬­ ©»®» °®»¹²¿²¬ô ´¿½ó
`tating, or planning a pregnancy. Patients were also ex-
`¬¿¬·²¹ô ±® °´¿²²·²¹ ¿ °®»¹²¿²½§ò п¬·»²¬­ ©»®» ¿´­± »¨ó
`cluded if they appeared to have end-stage lacrimal gland
`½´«¼»¼ ·º ¬¸»§ ¿°°»¿®»¼ ¬± ¸¿ª» »²¼ó­¬¿¹» ´¿½®·³¿´ ¹´¿²¼
`disease (Schirmer reading with nasal stimulation <3 mm/5
`¼·­»¿­» øͽ¸·®³»® ®»¿¼·²¹ ©·¬¸ ²¿­¿´ ­¬·³«´¿¬·±² ôí ³³ñë
`min) or if their KCS was secondary to the destruction of
`³·²÷ ±® ·º ¬¸»·® ÕÝÍ ©¿­ ­»½±²¼¿®§ ¬± ¬¸» ¼»­¬®«½¬·±² ±º
`conjunctival goblet cells or scarring.
`½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿´ ¹±¾´»¬ ½»´´­ ±® ­½¿®®·²¹ò
`A retrospective diagnosis of Sjogren syndrome was used
`ß ®»¬®±­°»½¬·ª» ¼·¿¹²±­·­ ±º Ͷ±X¹®»² ­§²¼®±³» ©¿­ «­»¼
`with modified criteria reported by Vitali et al23 to ensure
`©·¬¸ ³±¼·º·»¼ ½®·¬»®·¿ ®»°±®¬»¼ ¾§ Ê·¬¿´· »¬ ¿´îí ¬± »²­«®»
`that a consistent definition of Sjogren syndrome was as-
`¬¸¿¬ ¿ ½±²­·­¬»²¬ ¼»º·²·¬·±² ±º Ͷ±X ¹®»² ­§²¼®±³» ©¿­ ¿­ó
`signed to the patients enrolled. Diagnosis included pres-
`­·¹²»¼ ¬± ¬¸» °¿¬·»²¬­ »²®±´´»¼ò Ü·¿¹²±­·­ ·²½´«¼»¼ °®»­ó
`ence of at least one of the following autoantibodies in sera:
`»²½» ±º ¿¬ ´»¿­¬ ±²» ±º ¬¸» º±´´±©·²¹ ¿«¬±¿²¬·¾±¼·»­ ·² ­»®¿æ
`antinuclear antibody (ANA), rheumatoid factor (RF), and
`¿²¬·²«½´»¿® ¿²¬·¾±¼§ øßÒß÷ô ®¸»«³¿¬±·¼ º¿½¬±® øÎÚ÷ô ¿²¼
`Sj ogren syndrome autoantibodies class SS-A (Ro) and class
`Ͷ±X ¹®»² ­§²¼®±³» ¿«¬±¿²¬·¾±¼·»­ ½´¿­­ ÍÍóß øα÷ ¿²¼ ½´¿­­
`SS-B (La). In addition, oral and ocular symptoms were used
`ÍÍóÞ øÔ¿÷ò ײ ¿¼¼·¬·±²ô ±®¿´ ¿²¼ ±½«´¿® ­§³°¬±³­ ©»®» «­»¼
`to classify patients with Sjogren syndrome.
`¬± ½´¿­­·º§ °¿¬·»²¬­ ©·¬¸ Ͷ±X ¹®»² ­§²¼®±³»ò
`Patients instilled 1 drop of 0.05% or 0.1% CsA oph-
`п¬·»²¬­ ·²­¬·´´»¼ ï ¼®±° ±º ðòðëû ±® ðòïû Ý­ß ±°¸ó
`thalmic emulsions or vehicle of CsA ophthalmic emulsion
`¬¸¿´³·½ »³«´­·±²­ ±® ª»¸·½´» ±º Ý­ß ±°¸¬¸¿´³·½ »³«´­·±²
`twice daily in each eye for 6 months; once on waking in
`¬©·½» ¼¿·´§ ·² »¿½¸ »§» º±® ê ³±²¬¸­å ±²½» ±² ©¿µ·²¹ ·²
`the morning and once at bedtime. Patients were allowed
`¬¸» ³±®²·²¹ ¿²¼ ±²½» ¿¬ ¾»¼¬·³»ò п¬·»²¬­ ©»®» ¿´´±©»¼
`to use assigned artificial tears (REFRESH Lubricant Eye
`¬± «­» ¿­­·¹²»¼ ¿®¬·º·½·¿´ ¬»¿®­ øÎÛÚÎÛÍØ Ô«¾®·½¿²¬ Û§»
`Drops; Allergan Inc) as needed up to month 4.
`Ü®±°­å ß´´»®¹¿² ײ½÷ ¿­ ²»»¼»¼ «° ¬± ³±²¬¸ ìò
`Full-thickness conjunctival biopsy specimens of a stan-
`Ú«´´ó¬¸·½µ²»­­ ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿´ ¾·±°­§ ­°»½·³»²­ ±º ¿ ­¬¿²ó
`dard size (2-3 mm) were removed from the “worse” eye
`¼¿®¼ ­·¦» øîóí ³³÷ ©»®» ®»³±ª»¼ º®±³ ¬¸» v©±®­»f »§»
`by surgeons following standard procedure. The worse eye
`¾§ ­«®¹»±²­ º±´´±©·²¹ ­¬¿²¼¿®¼ °®±½»¼«®»ò ̸» ©±®­» »§»
`was defined as the eye with the worse Schirmer tear test
`©¿­ ¼»º·²»¼ ¿­ ¬¸» »§» ©·¬¸ ¬¸» ©±®­» ͽ¸·®³»® ¬»¿® ¬»­¬
`value (without anesthesia) and the worse sum of corneal
`ª¿´«» ø©·¬¸±«¬ ¿²»­¬¸»­·¿÷ ¿²¼ ¬¸» ©±®­» ­«³ ±º ½±®²»¿´
`and interpalpebral conjunctival staining. If botl1 eyes were
`¿²¼ ·²¬»®°¿´°»¾®¿´ ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿´ ­¬¿·²·²¹ò ׺ ¾±¬¸ »§»­ ©»®»
`comparable, then the right eye was used. At the baseline
`½±³°¿®¿¾´»ô ¬¸»² ¬¸» ®·¹¸¬ »§» ©¿­ «­»¼ò ߬ ¬¸» ¾¿­»´·²»
`visit, the conjunctival biopsy specimen was obtained from
`ª·­·¬ô ¬¸» ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿´ ¾·±°­§ ­°»½·³»² ©¿­ ±¾¬¿·²»¼ º®±³
`the inferonasal quadrant close to midline. At the 6-month
`¬¸» ·²º»®±²¿­¿´ ¯«¿¼®¿²¬ ½´±­» ¬± ³·¼´·²»ò ߬ ¬¸» êó³±²¬¸
`visit, the sample was removed from the same eye but from
`ª·­·¬ô ¬¸» ­¿³°´» ©¿­ ®»³±ª»¼ º®±³ ¬¸» ­¿³» »§» ¾«¬ º®±³
`the inferotemporal quadrant, also close to midline.
`¬¸» ·²º»®±¬»³°±®¿´ ¯«¿¼®¿²¬ô ¿´­± ½´±­» ¬± ³·¼´·²»ò
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`TISSUE PROCESSING FOR
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`IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
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`After removal, the baseline biopsy specimens were imme-
`ߺ¬»® ®»³±ª¿´ô ¬¸» ¾¿­»´·²» ¾·±°­§ ­°»½·³»²­ ©»®» ·³³»ó
`diately frozen in OCT embedding compound (Tissue-Tek;
`¼·¿¬»´§ º®±¦»² ·² ÑÝÌ »³¾»¼¼·²¹ ½±³°±«²¼ øÌ·­­«»óÌ»µå
`Miles Laboratories, Elkhart, Ind) in a cryomold (Miles
`Ó·´»­ Ô¿¾±®¿¬±®·»­ô Û´µ¸¿®¬ô ײ¼÷ ·² ¿ ½®§±³±´¼ øÓ·´»­
`Laboratories) and stored at —80°C until patient-matched
`Ô¿¾±®¿¬±®·»­÷ ¿²¼ ­¬±®»¼ ¿¬ "èðWÝ «²¬·´ °¿¬·»²¬ó³¿¬½¸»¼
`
`·²¸·¾·¬ Ìó½»´´o³»¼·¿¬»¼ ·²º´¿³³¿¬·±² ¾§ °®»ª»²¬·²¹ ¬¸» ¿½ó
`Ý«®®»²¬´§ô ¿¼³·²·­¬®¿¬·±² ±º ¿®¬·º·½·¿´ ¬»¿®­ ·­ ¬¸» ³±­¬
`inhibit T-cell—mediated inflammation by preventing the ac-
`Currently, administration of artificial tears is the most
`¬·ª¿¬·±² ±º Ì ½»´´­ ø¾§ ¿²¬·¹»²ó°®»­»²¬·²¹ ½»´´­ ±®
`½±³³±² ¬¸»®¿°§ ¿ª¿·´¿¾´» º±® ´«¾®·½¿¬·²¹ ¿ ¼®§ ±½«´¿® ­«®ó
`tivation of T cells (by antigen-presenting cells or
`common therapy available for lubricating a dry ocular sur-
`½§¬±µ·²»­÷òïçôîð ß½¬·ª¿¬»¼ Ì ½»´´­ ¿®» ®»­°±²­·¾´» º±® ¬¸» °®±ó
`º¿½»ò ̸·­ °¿´´·¿¬·ª» ¬®»¿¬³»²¬ ¹·ª»­ ±²´§ ¬»³°±®¿®§ ¿²¼ ·²ó
`face. This palliative treatment gives only temporary and in-
`cytokines).19'2° Activated T cells are responsible for the pro-
`¼«½¬·±² ±º ·²º´¿³³¿¬±®§ ­«¾­¬¿²½»­ ­«½¸ ¿­ ½§¬±µ·²»­ô
`½±³°´»¬» ­§³°¬±³¿¬·½ ®»´·»º ¿²¼ ¼±»­ ²±¬ ¿¼¼®»­­ ¬¸» ½¿«­»
`duction of inflammatory substances such as cytokines,
`complete symptomatic relief and does not address the cause
`©¸·½¸ ´»¿¼ ¬± º«®¬¸»® ¬·­­«» ¼¿³¿¹» ¿²¼ô ·² ¬«®²ô ¬± ¬¸» ¿½ó
`±º ¬¸» ­§³°¬±³­ô ©¸·½¸ ³¿§ ·²½´«¼» ·³³«²»ó³»¼·¿¬»¼
`which lead to further tissue damage and, in turn, to the ac-
`of the symptoms, which may include immune-mediated
`inflammation of the ocular surface. Evidence of inflamma-
`¬·ª¿¬·±² ±º ³±®» Ì ½»´´­ ¿²¼ ¬¸» °®±¼«½¬·±² ±º »ª»² ³±®»
`·²º´¿³³¿¬·±² ±º ¬¸» ±½«´¿® ­«®º¿½»ò Ûª·¼»²½» ±º ·²º´¿³³¿ó
`tivation of more T cells and the production of even more
`·²º´¿³³¿¬±®§ ­«¾­¬¿²½»­ò
`¬±®§ °®±½»­­»­ ·² ¬¸» °¿¬¸±¹»²»­·­ ±º ÕÝÍ ´»¼ ¬± ¬¸» ¼»ó
`inflammatory substances.
`tory processes in the pathogenesis of KCS led to the de-
`Ý´·²·½¿´ ¬®·¿´­ ©·¬¸ ¬¸·­ ¼®«¹ ¸¿ª» ­¸±©² ·³°®±ª»ó
`ª»´±°³»²¬ ±º ½§½´±­°±®·²» øÝ­ß÷ ¿­ ¿ º·®­¬ ¿¬¬»³°¬ ¬± ¬®»¿¬
`Clinical trials with this drug have shown improve-
`velopment of cyclosporine (CsA) as a first attempt to treat
`³»²¬ ·² ª¿®·±«­ ±¾¶»½¬·ª» ³»¿­«®»­ ±º ÕÝÍ ­«½¸ ¿­ ½±®ó
`¬¸·­ ½±²¼·¬·±² ¬¸»®¿°»«¬·½¿´´§ò ݧ½´±­°±®·²» ·­ ¿² ·³³«ó
`ment in various objective measures of KCS such as cor-
`this condition therapeutically. Cyclosporine is an immu-
`²»¿´ ­¬¿·²·²¹ ¿²¼ ͽ¸·®³»® ¬»­¬ ª¿´«»­òîï ̱ ¿¬¬»³°¬ ¬±
`²±­«°°®»­­·ª» ¿¹»²¬ ½±³³±²´§ «­»¼ ­§­¬»³·½¿´´§ ¬± ¬®»¿¬
`nosuppressive agent commonly used systemically to treat
`neal staining and Schirmer test values.“ To attempt to
`º·²¼ ¬·­­«» ½±®®»´¿¬»­ ·² ¬¸»­» °¿¬·»²¬­ô ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿´ ¾·ó
`·²º´¿³³¿¬±®§ ¼·­»¿­»­ ­«½¸ ¿­ °­±®·¿­·­ ±® ®¸»«³¿¬±·¼ ¿®ó
`find tissue correlates in these patients, conjunctival bi-
`inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis or rheumatoid ar-
`¬¸®·¬·­ ±® ¬± °®»ª»²¬ ±®¹¿² ¬®¿²­°´¿²¬ ®»¶»½¬·±²òïì ̱°·½¿´
`±°­§ ­°»½·³»²­ º®±³ °¿¬·»²¬­ ©·¬¸ Ͷ±X ¹®»² ¿²¼ ²±²ó
`opsy specimens from patients with Sjogren and non-
`thritis or to prevent organ transplant rejection.” Topical
`CsA has been used as treatment of ocular conditions such
`Ͷ±X ¹®»² ÕÝÍ ¬®»¿¬»¼ ©·¬¸ Ý­ß ±® ª»¸·½´» ©»®» »ª¿´«¿¬»¼
`Ý­ß ¸¿­ ¾»»² «­»¼ ¿­ ¬®»¿¬³»²¬ ±º ±½«´¿® ½±²¼·¬·±²­ ­«½¸
`Sjogren KCS treated with CsA or vehicle were evaluated
`¿­ ª»®²¿´ µ»®¿¬±½±²¶«²½¬·ª·¬·­ôïë ½±®²»¿´ ¬®¿²­°´¿²¬­ôïê ½±®ó
`·³³«²±¸·­¬±½¸»³·½¿´´§ º±® ¬¸» °®»­»²½» ±º ¿½¬·ª¿¬»¼ Ì
`immunohistochemically for the presence of activated T
`as vernal keratoconjunctivitis,“ corneal transplants,“ cor-
`²»¿´ «´½»®­ôïé ¿²¼ ¸»®°»¬·½ ­¬®±³¿´ µ»®¿¬·¬·­òïè ̸» »ºº»½¬ ±º
`½»´´­ øÝÜíõ Åп²óÌ ½»´´Ãô ÝÜìõ ÅÌ ¸»´°»® ½»´´Ãô ¿²¼ ÝÜèõ
`cells (CD3+ [Pan-T cell] , CD4+ [T helper cell] , and CD8+
`neal ulcers,” and herpetic strornal keratitis.18 The effect of
`Ž§¬±¬±¨·½ Ì ½»´´Ã÷ ¿²¼ ´§³°¸±½§¬»ó¿½¬·ª¿¬·±² ³¿®µ»®­
`¬¸·­ ¼®«¹ ±² ·²º´¿³³¿¬±®§ ¼·­»¿­»­ ·­ ¼«» ¬± ·¬­ ¿¾·´·¬§ ¬±
`[cytotoxic T cell]) and lymphocyte-activation markers
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`6-month biopsy specimens were obtained and similarly fro-
`êó³±²¬¸ ¾·±°­§ ­°»½·³»²­ ©»®» ±¾¬¿·²»¼ ¿²¼ ­·³·´¿®´§ º®±ó
`zen. Six-micrometer sections were taken from each block,
`¦»²ò Í·¨ó³·½®±³»¬»® ­»½¬·±²­ ©»®» ¬¿µ»² º®±³ »¿½¸ ¾´±½µô
`mounted on gelatin-coated slides, and processed for im-
`³±«²¬»¼ ±² ¹»´¿¬·²ó½±¿¬»¼ ­´·¼»­ô ¿²¼ °®±½»­­»¼ º±® ·³ó
`munohistochemical analysis. Sectioning of tissue blocks and
`³«²±¸·­¬±½¸»³·½¿´ ¿²¿´§­·­ò Í»½¬·±²·²¹ ±º ¬·­­«» ¾´±½µ­ ¿²¼
`immunohistochemical experiments were performed as pairs
`·³³«²±¸·­¬±½¸»³·½¿´ »¨°»®·³»²¬­ ©»®» °»®º±®³»¼ ¿­ °¿·®­
`of biopsies, pretreatment and posttreatment, to minimize
`±º ¾·±°­·»­ô °®»¬®»¿¬³»²¬ ¿²¼ °±­¬¬®»¿¬³»²¬ô ¬± ³·²·³·¦»
`differences due to experimental conditions.
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`Immunohistochemical staining for lymphocytic markers as
`׳³«²±¸·­¬±½¸»³·½¿´ ­¬¿·²·²¹ º±® ´§³°¸±½§¬·½ ³¿®µ»®­ ¿­
`well as lymphocyte activation markers was conducted us-
`©»´´ ¿­ ´§³°¸±½§¬» ¿½¬·ª¿¬·±² ³¿®µ»®­ ©¿­ ½±²¼«½¬»¼ «­ó
`ing monoclonal antibodies to CD3 (PharMir1gen, San Diego,
`·²¹ ³±²±½´±²¿´ ¿²¬·¾±¼·»­ ¬± ÝÜí øи¿®Ó·²¹»²ô Í¿² Ü·»¹±ô
`Calif), CD4 (Becton—Dickinson, Sanjose, Calif), CD8 (Bec-
`Ý¿´·º÷ô ÝÜì øÞ»½¬±²óÜ·½µ·²­±²ô Í¿² Ö±­»ô Ý¿´·º÷ô ÝÜè øÞ»½ó
`ton—Dickinson, San_]ose), CD1 1a (PharMir1gen, San Diego),
`¬±²óÜ·½µ·²­±²ô Í¿² Ö±­»÷ô ÝÜïï¿ øи¿®Ó·²¹»²ô Í¿² Ü·»¹±÷ô
`and HLA—DR (PharMingen). Cryostat sections were fixed
`¿²¼ ØÔßóÜÎ øи¿®Ó·²¹»²÷ò Ý®§±­¬¿¬ ­»½¬·±²­ ©»®» º·¨»¼
`in cold acetone (—20°C) for 3 minutes and air dried at room
`·² ½±´¼ ¿½»¬±²» ø"îðWÝ÷ º±® í ³·²«¬»­ ¿²¼ ¿·® ¼®·»¼ ¿¬ ®±±³
`temperature for 30 to 45 minutes. They were then rinsed
`¬»³°»®¿¬«®» º±® í𠬱 ìë ³·²«¬»­ò ̸»§ ©»®» ¬¸»² ®·²­»¼
`in 3 changes of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and incu-
`·² í ½¸¿²¹»­ ±º °¸±­°¸¿¬»ó¾«ºº»®»¼ ­¿´·²» øÐÞÍ÷ ¿²¼ ·²½«ó
`bated in PBS with 1% bovine serum albumin (BSA) (Sigma
`¾¿¬»¼ ·² ÐÞÍ ©·¬¸ ïû ¾±ª·²» ­»®«³ ¿´¾«³·² øÞÍß÷ øÍ·¹³¿
`Chemical Co, St Louis, Mo) for 10 minutes. Sections were
`ݸ»³·½¿´ ݱô ͬ Ô±«·­ô Ó±÷ º±® ïð ³·²«¬»­ò Í»½¬·±²­ ©»®»
`incubated for 1 hour at room temperature in primary an-
`·²½«¾¿¬»¼ º±® ï ¸±«® ¿¬ ®±±³ ¬»³°»®¿¬«®» ·² °®·³¿®§ ¿²ó
`tibodies at concentrations derived empirically: CD3, 1.0
`¬·¾±¼·»­ ¿¬ ½±²½»²¬®¿¬·±²­ ¼»®·ª»¼ »³°·®·½¿´´§æ ÝÜíô ïòð
`ug/mL; CD4, 5.0 ug/mL; CD8, 2.5 ug/mL; CD11a, 10.0
`¡¹ñ³Ôå ÝÜìô ëòð ¡¹ñ³Ôå ÝÜèô îòë ¡¹ñ³Ôå ÝÜïï¿ô ïðòð
`ug/mL; and HLA—DR, 1.0 ug/mL. Sections were rinsed in
`¡¹ñ³Ôå ¿²¼ ØÔßóÜÎô ïòð ¡¹ñ³Ôò Í»½¬·±²­ ©»®» ®·²­»¼ ·²
`PBS alone, followed by 10 minutes in PBS with 1% BSA be-
`ÐÞÍ ¿´±²»ô º±´´±©»¼ ¾§ ïð ³·²«¬»­ ·² ÐÞÍ ©·¬¸ ïû ÞÍß ¾»ó
`fore incubation for 1 hour at room temperature in the sec-
`º±®» ·²½«¾¿¬·±² º±® ï ¸±«® ¿¬ ®±±³ ¬»³°»®¿¬«®» ·² ¬¸» ­»½ó
`ondary antibody, fluorescein isothiocyanate—conjugated Af-
`±²¼¿®§ ¿²¬·¾±¼§ô º´«±®»­½»·² ·­±¬¸·±½§¿²¿¬»o½±²¶«¹¿¬»¼ ߺó
`finipure Donkey Anti-Mouse IgG (Jackson Immunoresearch,
`º·²·°«®» ܱ²µ»§ ß²¬·óÓ±«­» ×¹Ù øÖ¿½µ­±² ׳³«²±®»­»¿®½¸ô
`West Grove, Pa) at a dilution of 1/50. Sections were then
`É»­¬ Ù®±ª»ô п÷ ¿¬ ¿ ¼·´«¬·±² ±º ïñëðò Í»½¬·±²­ ©»®» ¬¸»²
`rinsed in PBS, mounted in Vectashield (Vector Labs, Bur-
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`lingame, Calif), cover-slipped, and viewed under a micro-
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`scope (Eclipse E800; Nikon, Melville, NY) interfaced with
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`a digital camera (Spot Digital Camera; Diagnostic Instru-
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`ments Inc, Micro Video Instruments, Avon, Mass). Sec-
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`ondary antibody controls omitting the primary antibody
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`for all biopsy specimens for each immunohistochemical
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`analysis were run.
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`Three separate images were acquired for each anti-
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`body and biopsy specimen under a X20 objective using a
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`Spot acquisition program (Diagnostic Instruments Inc). The
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`first field selected for imaging was the field with the high-
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`est number of positive cells, followed by images to the left
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`and right of that area. In this manner the entire biopsy area
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`was usually captured.
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`COUNTING PROCEDURE
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`Measurement of the entire area of epithelium and stroma
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`(substantia propria) was achieved by tracing the area us-
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`ing the lasso tool under the Adobe Photoshop computer
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`program (Adobe Systems Inc, Sanjose, Calif). The total data
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`area, measured in pixels, was acquired through the “Im-
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`age: Histogram” command in Photoshop. Two indepen-
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`dent counts were recorded for cells positive for each anti-
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`body within the traced area. Cells per unit area of pixels
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`were adjusted to real unit area or cells per millimeter squared
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`of real tissue area, based on 28.346 pixels per centimeter
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`in Photoshop and the fact that 1 mm equals 67.8 cm equals
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`1922 pixels at X20 magnification on the Nikon micro-
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`scope. Data were recorded as cells per millimeter squared
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`for all markers, and statistical analysis was based on these
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`measurements.
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`STATISTICAL METHODS
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`Baseline characteristics were tabulated and summarized by
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`treatment groups. Overall differences among treatment
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`groups were tested using a 2-way analysis of variance
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`(ANOVA) for continuous variables and the Fisher exact test
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`for categorical variables.
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`Percent changes in the number of cells expressing
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`lymphocytic and/or lymphocyte activation markers were
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`summarized using descriptive statistics (ie, sample size,
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`mean, SD, minimum, maximum, and median). A 1-way
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`ANOVA with main effect for treatment was used to test
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`for differences in percent change from baseline and
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`ratios among treatment groups by visit. If the test for
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`among-group differences in main effect was significant,
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`then all 3 pairwise comparisons were made. Within-
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`group changes from baseline were analyzed by the
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`paired t test method.
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`The same analysis was performed on Sjogren and
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`non-Sjogren subpopulations, excluding the 0.1% CsA
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`treatment group in which there was only 1 patient in the
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`Sjogren subset.
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`(CD1 1a and HLA—DR) to further understand the under-
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`lying mechanism of CsA treatment.
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`treatment with either concentration of CsA. The only ex-
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`ception was that there was a mean increase from base-
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`line in the CD4-positive T helper cell population follow-
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`ing 0.05% CsA treatment. In comparison, all cells positive
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`for the lymphocytic markers increased from baseline fol-
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`lowing vehicle treatment.
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`Figure I shows the percent change from baseline
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`for cells expressing the lymphocytic markers (CD3, CD4,
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`and CD8) after 6 months of treatment for the overall pa-
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`tient population. Note that there was a reduction from
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`baseline in the number of CD3-positive cells in the CsA-
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`treated groups, while there was an increase from base-
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`line in the vehicle-treated group. There was also an in-
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`crease from baseline in the numbers of CD4-positive cells
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`in the vehicle group, with a smaller increase in the 0.05%
`In general, there was a decrease from baseline in the num-
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`CsA group and a slight decrease in the 0.1% CsA group.
`ber of cells positive for CD3, CD4, and CD8 following
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