Research Article

Analysis of Cytokine Levels in Meibum and Clinical Correlations with Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Table 2

Comparison of meibum inflammation cytokines between and ().

() () value

MIG (pg/mL)0.038
IFN-γ (pg/mL)0.095
IL-8 (pg/mL)0.173
IP-10 (pg/mL)0.019
MCP-1 (pg/mL)0.040

MIG: monokine induced by IFN-γ; IFN-γ: interferon-gamma, IL-8: interleukin (IL)-8; IP-10: interferon-inducible protein-10; and MCP-1: monocyte chemotactic protein-1. Significant differences in inflammation cytokines between and values. The bold values mean significant results. , , .