Effect of Olopatadine on Allergic Tear Mediators

Summary

The purpose of the research is to determine which inflammatory substances are involved in causing allergic symptoms in the eye. Allergic conjunctivitis is a common problem with symptoms of temporary redness, itching, tearing, and swelling of the eyes. Substances released by cells in the affected tissues cause allergic reactions in the eye and elsewhere in the body.

Timeline

Start

2000-09

Primary completion

2009-11

Completion

2009-11

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper Eosinophil adhesion to HCEs treated with tears from olopatadine-treated allergic subjects was inhibited (P < 0.01) compared with tear-stimulated adhesion observed from untreated eyes. PMID 16877412 ↗

Publications

• Background Cook EB. Tear cytokines in acute and chronic ocular allergic inflammation. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2004 Oct;4(5):441-5. doi: 10.1097/00130832-200410000-00018.
• Results Cook EB, Stahl JL, Brooks AM, Graziano FM, Barney NP. Allergic tears promote upregulation of eosinophil adhesion to conjunctival epithelial cells in an ex vivo model: inhibition with olopatadine treatment. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Aug;47(8):3423-9. doi: 10.1167/iovs.06-0088.

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