Mediators and Some Cytokines in Tears During the Late Conjunctival Response Induced by Primary Allergic Reaction in the Nasal Mucosa

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  • Zdenek Pelikan
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The allergic conjunctivitis (AC) consists of five clinical types, a seasonal allergic conjunctivitis (SAC), perennial allergic conjunctivitis (PAC), vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC), atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) and giant papillary conjunctivitis (GPC), having a common causal background, namely the involvement of allergic component, but different clinical features. 1-5 The five clinical types of AC can occur in 2 basic forms, a primary and a secondary form, with respect to the locality of the initial antigen-antibody/sensitized Th1 cells interaction with following steps, called initial allergic reaction. 6-12 In the primary AC forms, the initial allergic reaction with all subsequent steps, due to the direct exposure of conjunctivae by an external allergen, is localized in the conjunctival tissue. In these, classical, AC forms, the conjunctival tissue is the primary site of allergic reaction and together the primary target tissue affected directly by the allergic reaction and displaying the characteristic clinical symptoms. In the secondary AC forms, the initial allergic reaction taking place in the nasal mucosa, due to exposure to an external allergen, induces subsequently the secondary form of AC through various possible mechanisms and pathways. In this case, the conjunctival tissue is affected by factors released and generated by allergic reaction in the nasal mucosa and the conjunctival response displaying characteristic clinical symptoms may be considered as a consequence of the primary allergic reaction in the nose. 6-12 In both the basic forms of AC as well as all five clinical types, various hypersensitivity mechanisms, such as immediate type (IgE-mediated Type I), late (Type III) or delayed (cellmediated Type IV), may be involved.1, 2, 5, 9-19 The involvement of various hypersensitivity types in AC results then in development of various types of conjunctival response (CR) to allergen exposure (challenge), an immediate (ICR), a late (LCR), a dual late (DLCR, being a combination of an immediate and a late type), a delayed (DYCR) and a dual delayed (DDYCR, being a combination of an immediate and a delayed type). 13, 5-14, 20 The primary forms of AC can be demonstrated by direct conjunctival provocation tests with allergens (CPTs), whereas the secondarily induced AC forms can only be confirmed by nasal provocation tests with allergens (NPTs) in combination with registration of the conjunctival signs and subjective symptoms.

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تاریخ انتشار 2012