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`Analysis of Topical Cyclosporine Treatment
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`of Patients With Dry Eye Syndrome
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`Effect on Conjunctival Lymphocytes
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`Kathleen S. Kunert, MD; AnnS. Tisdale, MS; Michael E. Stern, PhD; J. A. Smith; Ilene K. Gipson, PhD
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`Objective: To study the effect of topical cyclosporine
`Ѿ¶»½¬·ª»æ ̱ ­¬«¼§ ¬¸» »ºº»½¬ ±º ¬±°·½¿´ ½§½´±­°±®·²»
`on lymphocyte activation within the conjunctiva of
`±² ´§³°¸±½§¬» ¿½¬·ª¿¬·±² ©·¬¸·² ¬¸» ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿ ±º
`patients with moderate to severe dry eye syndrome
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`(Sjégren and non-Sjégren).
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`Methods: Biopsy specimens were obtained at baseline
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`and after 6 monthsof cyclosporine treatment from eyes
`¿²¼ ¿º¬»® ê ³±²¬¸­ ±º ½§½´±­°±®·²» ¬®»¿¬³»²¬ º®±³ »§»­
`of 32 patients with moderate to severe dry eye syn-
`±º íî °¿¬·»²¬­ ©·¬¸ ³±¼»®¿¬» ¬± ­»ª»®» ¼®§ »§» ­§²ó
`drome; 19 were cyclosporine treated (0.05% cyclospor-
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`ine, n=13; 0.1% cyclosporine, n=6) and 13 were ve-
`·²»ô ² ã ïíå ðòïû ½§½´±­°±®·²»ô ² ã ê÷ ¿²¼ ïí ©»®» ª»ó
`hicle treated. Within this group there were 12 with Sjogren
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`syndrome and 20 with non—Sjégren syndrome. Biopsy
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`tissue was analyzed using immunohistochemical local-
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`ization of binding of monoclonal antibodies to lympho-
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`cytic markers CD3, CD4, and CD8as well as lympho-
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`cyte activation markers CD1la and HLA-DR.
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`tive for CD3, CD4, and CD8,while in vehicle-treated eyes,
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`results showedincreases in these markers, although these
`®»­«´¬­ ­¸±©»¼ ·²½®»¿­»­ ·² ¬¸»­» ³¿®µ»®­ô ¿´¬¸±«¹¸ ¬¸»­»
`differences were notstatistically significant. Following
`¼·ºº»®»²½»­ ©»®» ²±¬ ­¬¿¬·­¬·½¿´´§ ­·¹²·º·½¿²¬ò Ú±´´±©·²¹
`treatment with 0.05% cyclosporine, there wasa signifi-
`¬®»¿¬³»²¬ ©·¬¸ ðòðëû ½§½´±­°±®·²»ô ¬¸»®» ©¿­ ¿ ­·¹²·º·ó
`cant decrease in the numberofcells expressing the lym-
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`phocyte activation markers CD11a (P<.05) and HLA-DR
`°¸±½§¬» ¿½¬·ª¿¬·±² ³¿®µ»®­ ÝÜïï¿ øÐôòðë÷ ¿²¼ ØÔßóÜÎ
`(P<.05), indicatingless activation of lymphocytes as com-
`øÐôòðë÷ô ·²¼·½¿¬·²¹ ´»­­ ¿½¬·ª¿¬·±² ±º ´§³°¸±½§¬»­ ¿­ ½±³ó
`pared with vehicle treatment. Within the Sjogren pa-
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`tient subgroup, those treated with 0.05% cyclosporine
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`also showeda significant decrease in the numberofcells
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`positive for CD1la (P<.001) as well as CD3 (P<.03),
`°±­·¬·ª» º±® ÝÜïï¿ øÐôòððï÷ ¿­ ©»´´ ¿­ ÝÜí øÐôòðí÷ô
`indicating a reduction in numberofactivated lympho-
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`cytes.
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`Conclusion: Treatmentof dry eye syndromewith topi-
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`cal cyclosporine significantly reduced the numbersof ac-
`½¿´ ½§½´±­°±®·²» ­·¹²·º·½¿²¬´§ ®»¼«½»¼ ¬¸» ²«³¾»®­ ±º ¿½ó
`tivated lymphocytes within the conjunctiva.
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`Results: In cyclosporine-treated eyes, biopsy results of
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`conjunctivae showeddecreases in the numberofcells posi-
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`analysis of the lacrimal gland has re-
`ERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS sicca
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`(KCS), or dry eye syn-
`ceived considerable attention, less work
`øÕÝÍ÷ô ±® ¼®§ »§» ­§²ó
`½»·ª»¼ ½±²­·¼»®¿¾´» ¿¬¬»²¬·±²ô ´»­­ ©±®µ
`has been done on pathological changes oc-
`drome,is characterized by
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`¸¿­ ¾»»² ¼±²» ±² °¿¬¸±´±¹·½¿´ ½¸¿²¹»­ ±½ó
`curring in the ocular surface. The chronic
`chronic dryness ofthe cor-
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`½«®®·²¹ ·² ¬¸» ±½«´¿® ­«®º¿½»ò ̸» ½¸®±²·½
`nea and conjunctiva.’ Pa-
`dryness of the ocular surface in Sjogren
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`¼®§²»­­ ±º ¬¸» ±½«´¿® ­«®º¿½» ·² Ͷ±X ¹®»²
`syndromehasbeenattributed to deterio-
`tients with KCS typically show symp-
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`­§²¼®±³» ¸¿­ ¾»»² ¿¬¬®·¾«¬»¼ ¬± ¼»¬»®·±ó
`ration oflacrimal gland function with de-
`toms of ocular discomfort ranging from
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`®¿¬·±² ±º ´¿½®·³¿´ ¹´¿²¼ º«²½¬·±² ©·¬¸ ¼»ó
`creased tear production.®’° However, in
`irritation to severe pain. Redness, burn-
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`·®®·¬¿¬·±² ¬± ­»ª»®» °¿·²ò λ¼²»­­ô ¾«®²ó
`ing, itching, foreign body sensation, con-
`Sjogren syndrome, conjunctival epithe-
`·²¹ô ·¬½¸·²¹ô º±®»·¹² ¾±¼§ ­»²­¿¬·±²ô ½±²ó
`Ͷ±X ¹®»² ­§²¼®±³»ô ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿´ »°·¬¸»ó
`lial and stromal T-cell infiltration (pre-
`tact lens intolerance, photophobia, and
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`´·¿´ ¿²¼ ­¬®±³¿´ Ìó½»´´ ·²º·´¬®¿¬·±² ø°®»ó
`blurred vision can occur.*
`dominantly CD3+ and CD4+ T lympho-
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`¼±³·²¿²¬´§ ÝÜíõ ¿²¼ ÝÜìõ Ì ´§³°¸±ó
`cytes) has also been shown to occuralong
`Although KCS can arise from vari-
`ß´¬¸±«¹¸ ÕÝÍ ½¿² ¿®·­» º®±³ ª¿®·ó
`½§¬»­÷ ¸¿­ ¿´­± ¾»»² ­¸±©² ¬± ±½½«® ¿´±²¹
`with drying ofthe ocular surface.°""
`ous types of diseases, commonto all is the
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`±«­ ¬§°»­ ±º ¼·­»¿­»­ô ½±³³±² ¬± ¿´´ ·­ ¬¸»
`involvement of immune-mediated or in-
`Supporting a role for an immuno-
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`Í«°°±®¬·²¹ ¿ ®±´» º±® ¿² ·³³«²±ó
`flammatory-mediated pathways.* Immu-
`pathogenesis of KCSarethe reports ofac-
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`°¿¬¸±¹»²»­·­ ±º ÕÝÍ ¿®» ¬¸» ®»°±®¬­ ±º ¿½ó
`nopathologic studiesof the lacrimal gland
`tivated lymphocytes as demonstrated by
`From the Schepens Eye
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`Research Institute and
`expression of lymphocyte activation mark-
`in patients with Sjogren syndrome show
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`·² °¿¬·»²¬­ ©·¬¸ Ͷ±X ¹®»² ­§²¼®±³» ­¸±©
`»¨°®»­­·±² ±º ´§³°¸±½§¬» ¿½¬·ª¿¬·±² ³¿®µó
`Department of Ophthalmology,
`Ü»°¿®¬³»²¬ ±º Ñ°¸¬¸¿´³±´±¹§ô
`progressive lymphocytic infiltration,pri-
`ers such as HLA-DR (MHC classII) and
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`Harvard Medical School,
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`marily consisting of CD4+ T andBcells.*”
`ICAM-1 (intercellular adhesion mol-
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`×ÝßÓóï ø·²¬»®½»´´«´¿® ¿¼¸»­·±² ³±´ó
`Boston, Mass (Drs Kunert and
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`ecule-1) in the conjunctivaofpatients with
`This infiltration is believed to be respon-
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`»½«´»óï÷ ·² ¬¸» ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿ ±º °¿¬·»²¬­ ©·¬¸
`Gipson, MsTisdale); Allergan,
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`sible for the destruction of normal secre-
`Sjogren syndrome.’””? To date, there is
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`­·¾´» º±® ¬¸» ¼»­¬®«½¬·±² ±º ²±®³¿´ ­»½®»ó
`Inc, Irvine, Calif (Dr Stern);
`ײ½ô ×®ª·²»ô Ý¿´·º øÜ® ͬ»®²÷å
`little information on the effect of modu-
`tory function. Lymphocytic infiltration of
`¬±®§ º«²½¬·±²òê Ô§³°¸±½§¬·½ ·²º·´¬®¿¬·±² ±º
`´·¬¬´» ·²º±®³¿¬·±² ±² ¬¸» »ºº»½¬ ±º ³±¼«ó
`and the National Eye Institute,
`¿²¼ ¬¸» Ò¿¬·±²¿´ Û§» ײ­¬·¬«¬»ô
`the lacrimal gland has also been de-
`lating these molecules in the conjunctiva
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`´¿¬·²¹ ¬¸»­» ³±´»½«´»­ ·² ¬¸» ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿
`Bethesda, Md (Ms Smith).
`Þ»¬¸»­¼¿ô Ó¼ øÓ­ ͳ·¬¸÷ò
`of patients with Sjogren and non-
`scribed in patients with non-Sjégren
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`±º °¿¬·»²¬­ ©·¬¸ Ͷ±X ¹®»² ¿²¼ ²±²o
`DrStern is an employee of
`Ü® ͬ»®² ·­ ¿² »³°´±§»» ±º
`KCS.’8 Although the immunopathologic
`Sjogren syndrome.
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`SUBJECTS AND METHODS
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`SUBJECTS
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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, sponsorand 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 protocolfor 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 followingcriteria:
`¿¬ ·²·¬·¿´ »¨¿³·²¿¬·±² ¿­ ¼»º·²»¼ ¾§ ¬¸» º±´´±©·²¹ ½®·¬»®·¿æ
`(1) Schirmertest results (without anesthesia) less than or
`øï÷ ͽ¸·®³»® ¬»­¬ ®»­«´¬­ ø©·¬¸±«¬ ¿²»­¬¸»­·¿÷ ´»­­ ¬¸¿² ±®
`equal to 5 mm/5 minin atleast 1 eye (if Schirmertest 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 cornealstaining wasgreater 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 morethan 3 responsesof “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.
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`Patients were excluded from thestudyif 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 exclusioncriteria
`©·¬¸·² ç𠼿§­ °®·±® ¬± ¬¸» ­¬«¼§ò Ѭ¸»® »¨½´«­·±² ½®·¬»®·¿
`were the presenceor history of any systemic or oculardis-
`©»®» ¬¸» °®»­»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); currentor recentuse 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
`knownhypersensitivity to any componentof 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
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`required contact lens wear during the study; recent (within
`®»¯«·®»¼ ½±²¬¿½¬ ´»²­ ©»¿® ¼«®·²¹ ¬¸» ­¬«¼§å ®»½»²¬ ø©·¬¸·²
`1 month)oranticipated use of temporary punctalplugs dur-
`ï ³±²¬¸÷ ±® ¿²¬·½·°¿¬»¼ «­» ±º ¬»³°±®¿®§ °«²½¬¿´ °´«¹­ ¼«®ó
`ing the study; permanentocclusionof lacrimal puncta within
`·²¹ ¬¸» ­¬«¼§å °»®³¿²»²¬ ±½½´«­·±² ±º ´¿½®·³¿´ °«²½¬¿ ©·¬¸·²
`3 months of the study;orif 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 (Schirmerreading 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 syndromewas used.
`ß ®»¬®±­°»½¬·ª» ¼·¿¹²±­·­ ±º Ͷ±X ¹®»² ­§²¼®±³» ©¿­ «­»¼
`with modified criteria reported by Vitali et al” to ensure
`©·¬¸ ³±¼·º·»¼ ½®·¬»®·¿ ®»°±®¬»¼ ¾§ Ê·¬¿´· »¬ ¿´îí ¬± »²­«®»
`that a consistent definition of Sjégren 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
`enceof at least one ofthe 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
`Sjégren syndromeautoantibodies 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 emulsionsor 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 ofa 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 Schirmertear 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 conjunctivalstaining. If both 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 sameeye but from
`ª·­·¬ô ¬¸» ­¿³°´» ©¿­ ®»³±ª»¼ º®±³ ¬¸» ­¿³» »§» ¾«¬ º®±³
`the inferotemporal quadrant, also close to midline.
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`TISSUE PROCESSING FOR
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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
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`inhibit T-cell-mediated inflammation by preventingthe ac-
`Currently, administration ofartificial tears is the most
`·²¸·¾·¬ Ìó½»´´o³»¼·¿¬»¼ ·²º´¿³³¿¬·±² ¾§ °®»ª»²¬·²¹ ¬¸» ¿½ó
`Ý«®®»²¬´§ô ¿¼³·²·­¬®¿¬·±² ±º ¿®¬·º·½·¿´ ¬»¿®­ ·­ ¬¸» ³±­¬
`tivation of T cells (by antigen-presenting cells or
`commontherapyavailable for lubricating a dry ocularsur-
`¬·ª¿¬·±² ±º Ì ½»´´­ ø¾§ ¿²¬·¹»²ó°®»­»²¬·²¹ ½»´´­ ±®
`½±³³±² ¬¸»®¿°§ ¿ª¿·´¿¾´» º±® ´«¾®·½¿¬·²¹ ¿ ¼®§ ±½«´¿® ­«®ó
`cytokines).'*° ActivatedTcells are responsible for the pro-
`face. This palliative treatmentgives only temporary and in-
`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
`complete symptomaticrelief and does not address the cause
`duction of inflammatory substances such as cytokines,
`½±³°´»¬» ­§³°¬±³¿¬·½ ®»´·»º ¿²¼ ¼±»­ ²±¬ ¿¼¼®»­­ ¬¸» ½¿«­»
`¼«½¬·±² ±º ·²º´¿³³¿¬±®§ ­«¾­¬¿²½»­ ­«½¸ ¿­ ½§¬±µ·²»­ô
`of the symptoms, which may include immune-mediated
`whichleadto furthertissue damageand,in turn,to the ac-
`±º ¬¸» ­§³°¬±³­ô ©¸·½¸ ³¿§ ·²½´«¼» ·³³«²»ó³»¼·¿¬»¼
`©¸·½¸ ´»¿¼ ¬± º«®¬¸»® ¬·­­«» ¼¿³¿¹» ¿²¼ô ·² ¬«®²ô ¬± ¬¸» ¿½ó
`inflammationof the ocular surface. Evidence of inflamma-
`tivation of more T cells and the production of even more
`·²º´¿³³¿¬·±² ±º ¬¸» ±½«´¿® ­«®º¿½»ò Ûª·¼»²½» ±º ·²º´¿³³¿ó
`¬·ª¿¬·±² ±º ³±®» Ì ½»´´­ ¿²¼ ¬¸» °®±¼«½¬·±² ±º »ª»² ³±®»
`tory processes in the pathogenesis of KCSled to the de-
`inflammatory substances.
`¬±®§ °®±½»­­»­ ·² ¬¸» °¿¬¸±¹»²»­·­ ±º ÕÝÍ ´»¼ ¬± ¬¸» ¼»ó
`·²º´¿³³¿¬±®§ ­«¾­¬¿²½»­ò
`velopmentofcyclosporine (CsA)asa first attemptto treat
`Clinical trials with this drug have shown improve-
`ª»´±°³»²¬ ±º ½§½´±­°±®·²» øÝ­ß÷ ¿­ ¿ º·®­¬ ¿¬¬»³°¬ ¬± ¬®»¿¬
`Ý´·²·½¿´ ¬®·¿´­ ©·¬¸ ¬¸·­ ¼®«¹ ¸¿ª» ­¸±©² ·³°®±ª»ó
`mentin various objective measures of KCS suchas cor-
`this condition therapeutically. Cyclosporine is an immu-
`¬¸·­ ½±²¼·¬·±² ¬¸»®¿°»«¬·½¿´´§ò ݧ½´±­°±®·²» ·­ ¿² ·³³«ó
`³»²¬ ·² ª¿®·±«­ ±¾¶»½¬·ª» ³»¿­«®»­ ±º ÕÝÍ ­«½¸ ¿­ ½±®ó
`neal staining and Schirmertest values.*! To attempt to
`nosuppressive agent commonly used systemically to treat
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`²±­«°°®»­­·ª» ¿¹»²¬ ½±³³±²´§ «­»¼ ­§­¬»³·½¿´´§ ¬± ¬®»¿¬
`inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis or rheumatoid ar-
`find tissue correlates in these patients, conjunctival bi-
`·²º´¿³³¿¬±®§ ¼·­»¿­»­ ­«½¸ ¿­ °­±®·¿­·­ ±® ®¸»«³¿¬±·¼ ¿®ó
`º·²¼ ¬·­­«» ½±®®»´¿¬»­ ·² ¬¸»­» °¿¬·»²¬­ô ½±²¶«²½¬·ª¿´ ¾·ó
`thritis or to prevent organ transplant rejection.’* Topical
`opsy specimens from patients with Sjogren and non-
`¬¸®·¬·­ ±® ¬± °®»ª»²¬ ±®¹¿² ¬®¿²­°´¿²¬ ®»¶»½¬·±²òïì ̱°·½¿´
`±°­§ ­°»½·³»²­ º®±³ °¿¬·»²¬­ ©·¬¸ Ͷ±X ¹®»² ¿²¼ ²±²ó
`CsA has been used as treatmentof ocular conditions such
`Sjogren KCStreated with CsA or vehicle were evaluated
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`Ͷ±X ¹®»² ÕÝÍ ¬®»¿¬»¼ ©·¬¸ Ý­ß ±® ª»¸·½´» ©»®» »ª¿´«¿¬»¼
`as vernal keratoconjunctivitis,'° corneal transplants,’* cor-
`immunohistochemically for the presence of activated T
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`·³³«²±¸·­¬±½¸»³·½¿´´§ º±® ¬¸» °®»­»²½» ±º ¿½¬·ª¿¬»¼ Ì
`neal ulcers,’’ and herpetic stromal keratitis.'* Theeffect of
`cells (CD3+ [Pan-Tcell] ,CD4+ [T helper cell] ,and CD8+
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`this drug on inflammatory diseasesis due to its ability to
`[cytotoxic T cell]) and lymphocyte-activation markers
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`6-month biopsy specimens were obtained and similarly fro-
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`zen. Six-micrometer sections were taken from each block,
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`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 (PharMingen, 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, Sanjose), CD1 1a (PharMingen, 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 (]ackson Immunoresearch,
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`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-
`®·²­»¼ ·² ÐÞÍô ³±«²¬»¼ ·² Ê»½¬¿­¸·»´¼ øÊ»½¬±® Ô¿¾­ô Þ«®ó
`lingame, Calif), cover-slipped, and viewed under a micro-
`´·²¹¿³»ô Ý¿´·º÷ô ½±ª»®ó­´·°°»¼ô ¿²¼ ª·»©»¼ «²¼»® ¿ ³·½®±ó
`scope (Eclipse E800; Nikon, Melville, NY) interfaced with
`­½±°» øÛ½´·°­» Ûèððå Ò·µ±²ô Ó»´ª·´´»ô ÒÇ÷ ·²¬»®º¿½»¼ ©·¬¸
`a digital camera (Spot Digital Camera; Diagnostic Instru-
`¿ ¼·¹·¬¿´ ½¿³»®¿ øÍ°±¬ Ü·¹·¬¿´ Ý¿³»®¿å Ü·¿¹²±­¬·½ ײ­¬®«ó
`ments Inc, Micro Video Instruments, Avon, Mass). Sec-
`³»²¬­ ײ½ô Ó·½®± Ê·¼»± ײ­¬®«³»²¬­ô ߪ±²ô Ó¿­­÷ò Í»½ó
`ondary antibody controls omitting the primary antibody
`±²¼¿®§ ¿²¬·¾±¼§ ½±²¬®±´­ ±³·¬¬·²¹ ¬¸» °®·³¿®§ ¿²¬·¾±¼§
`for all biopsy specimens for each immunohistochemical
`º±® ¿´´ ¾·±°­§ ­°»½·³»²­ º±® »¿½¸ ·³³«²±¸·­¬±½¸»³·½¿´
`analysis were run.
`¿²¿´§­·­ ©»®» ®«²ò
`Three separate images were acquired for each anti-
`̸®»» ­»°¿®¿¬» ·³¿¹»­ ©»®» ¿½¯«·®»¼ º±® »¿½¸ ¿²¬·ó
`body and biopsy specimen under a X20 objective using a
`¾±¼§ ¿²¼ ¾·±°­§ ­°»½·³»² «²¼»® ¿ íîð ±¾¶»½¬·ª» «­·²¹ ¿
`Spot acquisition program (Diagnostic Instruments Inc). The
`Í°±¬ ¿½¯«·­·¬·±² °®±¹®¿³ øÜ·¿¹²±­¬·½ ײ­¬®«³»²¬­ ײ½÷ò ̸»
`first field selected for imaging was the field with the high-
`º·®­¬ º·»´¼ ­»´»½¬»¼ º±® ·³¿¹·²¹ ©¿­ ¬¸» º·»´¼ ©·¬¸ ¬¸» ¸·¹¸ó
`est number of positive cells, followed by images to the left
`»­¬ ²«³¾»® ±º °±­·¬·ª» ½»´´­ô º±´´±©»¼ ¾§ ·³¿¹»­ ¬± ¬¸» ´»º¬
`
`and right of that area. In this manner the entire biopsy area
`¿²¼ ®·¹¸¬ ±º ¬¸¿¬ ¿®»¿ò ײ ¬¸·­ ³¿²²»® ¬¸» »²¬·®» ¾·±°­§ ¿®»¿
`was usually captured.
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`
`COUNTING PROCEDURE
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`Measurement of the entire area of epithelium and stroma
`Ó»¿­«®»³»²¬ ±º ¬¸» »²¬·®» ¿®»¿ ±º »°·¬¸»´·«³ ¿²¼ ­¬®±³¿
`(substantia propria) was achieved by tracing the area us-
`ø­«¾­¬¿²¬·¿ °®±°®·¿÷ ©¿­ ¿½¸·»ª»¼ ¾§ ¬®¿½·²¹ ¬¸» ¿®»¿ «­ó
`ing the lasso tool under the Adobe Photoshop computer
`·²¹ ¬¸» ´¿­­± ¬±±´ «²¼»® ¬¸» ß¼±¾» 豬±­¸±° ½±³°«¬»®
`program (Adobe Systems Inc, Sanjose, Calif). The total data
`°®±¹®¿³ øß¼±¾» ͧ­¬»³­ ײ½ô Í¿² Ö±­»ô Ý¿´·º÷ò ̸» ¬±¬¿´ ¼¿¬¿
`area, measured in pixels, was acquired through the “Im-
`¿®»¿ô ³»¿­«®»¼ ·² °·¨»´­ô ©¿­ ¿½¯«·®»¼ ¬¸®±«¹¸ ¬¸» v׳ó
`age: Histogram” command in Photoshop. Two indepen-
`¿¹»æ Ø·­¬±¹®¿³f ½±³³¿²¼ ·² 豬±­¸±°ò Ì©± ·²¼»°»²ó
`dent counts were recorded for cells positive for each anti-
`¼»²¬ ½±«²¬­ ©»®» ®»½±®¼»¼ º±® ½»´´­ °±­·¬·ª» º±® »¿½¸ ¿²¬·ó
`body within the traced area. Cells per unit area of pixels
`¾±¼§ ©·¬¸·² ¬¸» ¬®¿½»¼ ¿®»¿ò Ý»´´­ °»® «²·¬ ¿®»¿ ±º °·¨»´­
`were adjusted to real unit area or cells per millimeter squared
`©»®» ¿¼¶«­¬»¼ ¬± ®»¿´ «²·¬ ¿®»¿ ±® ½»´´­ °»® ³·´´·³»¬»® ­¯«¿®»¼
`of real tissue area, based on 28.346 pixels per centimeter
`±º ®»¿´ ¬·­­«» ¿®»¿ô ¾¿­»¼ ±² îèòíìê °·¨»´­ °»® ½»²¬·³»¬»®
`in Photoshop and the fact that 1 mm equals 67.8 cm equals
`·² 豬±­¸±° ¿²¼ ¬¸» º¿½¬ ¬¸¿¬ ï ³³ »¯«¿´­ êéòè ½³ »¯«¿´­
`1922 pixels at X20 magnification on the Nikon micro-
`ïçîî °·¨»´­ ¿¬ íî𠳿¹²·º·½¿¬·±² ±² ¬¸» Ò·µ±² ³·½®±ó
`scope. Data were recorded as cells per millimeter squared
`­½±°»ò Ü¿¬¿ ©»®» ®»½±®¼»¼ ¿­ ½»´´­ °»® ³·´´·³»¬»® ­¯«¿®»¼
`for all markers, and statistical analysis was based on these
`º±® ¿´´ ³¿®µ»®­ô ¿²¼ ­¬¿¬·­¬·½¿´ ¿²¿´§­·­ ©¿­ ¾¿­»¼ ±² ¬¸»­»
`measurements.
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`STATISTICAL METHODS
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`Baseline characteristics were tabulated and summarized by
`Þ¿­»´·²» ½¸¿®¿½¬»®·­¬·½­ ©»®» ¬¿¾«´¿¬»¼ ¿²¼ ­«³³¿®·¦»¼ ¾§
`treatment groups. Overall differences among treatment
`¬®»¿¬³»²¬ ¹®±«°­ò Ѫ»®¿´´ ¼·ºº»®»²½»­ ¿³±²¹ ¬®»¿¬³»²¬
`groups were tested using a 2-way analysis of variance
`¹®±«°­ ©»®» ¬»­¬»¼ «­·²¹ ¿ î󩿧 ¿²¿´§­·­ ±º ª¿®·¿²½»
`(ANOVA) for continuous variables and the Fisher exact test
`øßÒÑÊß÷ º±® ½±²¬·²«±«­ ª¿®·¿¾´»­ ¿²¼ ¬¸» Ú·­¸»® »¨¿½¬ ¬»­¬
`for categorical variables.
`º±® ½¿¬»¹±®·½¿´ ª¿®·¿¾´»­ò
`Percent changes in the number of cells expressing
`л®½»²¬ ½¸¿²¹»­ ·² ¬¸» ²«³¾»® ±º ½»´´­ »¨°®»­­·²¹
`lymphocytic and/or lymphocyte activation markers were
`´§³°¸±½§¬·½ ¿²¼ñ±® ´§³°¸±½§¬» ¿½¬·ª¿¬·±² ³¿®µ»®­ ©»®»
`summarized using descriptive statistics (ie, sample size,
`­«³³¿®·¦»¼ «­·²¹ ¼»­½®·°¬·ª» ­¬¿¬·­¬·½­ ø·»ô ­¿³°´» ­·¦»ô
`mean, SD, minimum, maximum, and median). A 1-way
`³»¿²ô ÍÜô ³·²·³«³ô ³¿¨·³«³ô ¿²¼ ³»¼·¿²÷ò ß ï󩿧
`ANOVA with main effect for treatment was used to test
`ßÒÑÊß ©·¬¸ ³¿·² »ºº»½¬ º±® ¬®»¿¬³»²¬ ©¿­ «­»¼ ¬± ¬»­¬
`for differences in percent change from baseline and
`º±® ¼·ºº»®»²½»­ ·² °»®½»²¬ ½¸¿²¹» º®±³ ¾¿­»´·²» ¿²¼
`ratios among treatment groups by visit. If the test for
`®¿¬·±­ ¿³±²¹ ¬®»¿¬³»²¬ ¹®±«°­ ¾§ ª·­·¬ò ׺ ¬¸» ¬»­¬ º±®
`among-group differences in main effect was significant,
`¿³±²¹ó¹®±«° ¼·ºº»®»²½»­ ·² ³¿·² »ºº»½¬ ©¿­ ­·¹²·º·½¿²¬ô
`then all 3 pairwise comparisons were made. Within-
`¬¸»² ¿´´ í °¿·®©·­» ½±³°¿®·­±²­ ©»®» ³¿¼»ò É·¬¸·²ó
`group changes from baseline were analyzed by the
`¹®±«° ½¸¿²¹»­ º®±³ ¾¿­»´·²» ©»®» ¿²¿´§¦»¼ ¾§ ¬¸»
`paired t test method.
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`The same analysis was performed on Sjogren and
`̸» ­¿³» ¿²¿´§­·­ ©¿­ °»®º±®³»¼ ±² Ͷ±X ¹®»² ¿²¼
`non-Sjogren subpopulations, excluding the 0.1% CsA
`²±²óͶ±X ¹®»² ­«¾°±°«´¿¬·±²­ô »¨½´«¼·²¹ ¬¸» ðòïû Ý­ß
`treatment group in which there was only 1 patient in the
`¬®»¿¬³»²¬ ¹®±«° ·² ©¸·½¸ ¬¸»®» ©¿­ ±²´§ ï °¿¬·»²¬ ·² ¬¸»
`Sjogren subset.
`Ͷ±X ¹®»² ­«¾­»¬ò
`
`(CD1 1a and HLA—DR) to further understand the under-
`øÝÜïï¿ ¿²¼ ØÔßóÜÎ÷ ¬± º«®¬¸»® «²¼»®­¬¿²¼ ¬¸» «²¼»®ó
`´§·²¹ ³»½¸¿²·­³ ±º Ý­ß ¬®»¿¬³»²¬ò
`lying mechanism of CsA treatment.
`
`ÎÛÍËÔÌÍ
`
`¬®»¿¬³»²¬ ©·¬¸ »·¬¸»® ½±²½»²¬®¿¬·±² ±º Ý­ßò ̸» ±²´§ »¨ó
`treatment with either concentration of CsA. The only ex-
`½»°¬·±² ©¿­ ¬¸¿¬ ¬¸»®» ©¿­ ¿ ³»¿² ·²½®»¿­» º®±³ ¾¿­»ó
`ception was that there was a mean increase from base-
`´·²» ·² ¬¸» ÝÜìó°±­·¬·ª» Ì ¸»´°»® ½»´´ °±°«´¿¬·±² º±´´±©ó
`line in the CD4-positive T helper cell population follow-
`·²¹ ðòðëû Ý­ß ¬®»¿¬³»²¬ò ײ ½±³°¿®·­±²ô ¿´´ ½»´´­ °±­·¬·ª»
`ing 0.05% CsA treatment. In comparison, all cells positive
`º±® ¬¸» ´§³°¸±½§¬·½ ³¿®µ»®­ ·²½®»¿­»¼ º®±³ ¾¿­»´·²» º±´ó
`for the lymphocytic markers increased from baseline fol-
`´±©·²¹ ª»¸·½´» ¬®»¿¬³»²¬ò
`lowing vehicle treatment.
`Ú·¹«®» ï ­¸±©­ ¬¸» °»®½»²¬ ½¸¿²¹» º®±³ ¾¿­»´·²»
`Figure I shows the percent change from baseline
`º±® ½»´´­ »¨°®»­­·²¹ ¬¸» ´§³°¸±½§¬·½ ³¿®µ»®­ øÝÜíô ÝÜìô
`for cells expressing the lymphocytic markers (CD3, CD4,
`¿²¼ ÝÜè÷ ¿º¬»® ê ³±²¬¸­ ±º ¬®»¿¬³»²¬ º±® ¬¸» ±ª»®¿´´ °¿ó
`and CD8) after 6 months of treatment for the overall pa-
`¬·»²¬ °±°«´¿¬·±²ò Ò±¬» ¬¸¿¬ ¬¸»®» ©¿­ ¿ ®»¼«½¬·±² º®±³
`tient population. Note that there was a reduction from
`¾¿­»´·²» ·² ¬¸» ²«³¾»® ±º ÝÜíó°±­·¬·ª» ½»´´­ ·² ¬¸» Ý­ßó
`baseline in the number of CD3-positive cells in the CsA-
`¬®»¿¬»¼ ¹®±«°­ô ©¸·´» ¬¸»®» ©¿­ ¿² ·²½®»¿­» º®±³ ¾¿­»ó
`treated groups, while there was an increase from base-
`´·²» ·² ¬¸» ª»¸·½´»ó¬®»¿¬»¼ ¹®±«°ò ̸»®» ©¿­ ¿´­± ¿² ·²ó
`line in the vehicle-treated group. There was also an in-
`½®»¿­» º®±³ ¾¿­»´·²» ·² ¬¸» ²«³¾»®­ ±º ÝÜìó°±­·¬·ª» ½»´´­
`crease from baseline in the numbers of CD4-positive cells
`·² ¬¸» ª»¸·½´» ¹®±«°ô ©·¬¸ ¿ ­³¿´´»® ·²½®»¿­» ·² ¬¸» ðòðëû
`ײ ¹»²»®¿´ô ¬¸»®» ©¿­ ¿ ¼»½®»¿­» º®±³ ¾¿­»´·²» ·² ¬¸» ²«³ó
`in the vehicle group, with a smaller increase in the 0.05%
`In general, there was a decrease from baseline in the num-
`Ý­ß ¹®±«° ¿²¼ ¿ ­´·¹¸¬ ¼»½®»¿­» ·² ¬¸» ðòïû Ý­ß ¹®±«°ò
`¾»® ±º ½»´´­ °±­·¬·ª» º±® ÝÜíô ÝÜìô ¿²¼ ÝÜè º±´´±©·²¹
`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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`The mean=SD age of our subjects was 59.0 2 13.5 years
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`(range, 28.8-84.2 years), including 27 women and 5 men

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