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PERSPECTIVE
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pH
Osmolality (SD)
EGF (ng/ml)
TGF-b (ng/ml)
Vitamin A (mg/ml)
Lysozyme (mg/ml) (SD)
SIgA (mg/ml) (SD)
Fibronectin (mg/ml)
Tears
Serum
7.4
298 (10)
0.23.0
210
0.02
1.4 (0.2)
1190 (904)
21
7.4
296
0.5
633
46
6
2
205
Experimental studies
Tsubota was also the first to show that serum supports
migration of an SV40 transfected human corneal epithelial
cell line in a dose dependent manner25 and that immortalised,
conjunctival epithelial cells as a sign of higher differentiation
start to express mucin-1.2 In our own dose and time response
experiments in a defined culture model, we found that serum
maintained morphology and supported proliferation of
primary human corneal epithelial cells far better than
unpreserved or preserved pharmaceutical tear substitutes.24
Ebner et al recently also showed that incubation of primary
cultures of human keratocytes with undiluted serum
increased transcription of RNA for nerve growth factor
(NGF) as well as TGF-b receptors.26
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Informed consent
Serology positive:
Patient excluded from use of
autologous serum eye drops
Serology negative:
Sterile phlebotomy:
100 ml, in disposable containers
Positive: discard
Store frozen
Discard daily
(regular waste)
Published variations
Clotting phase
Centrifugal force
02 days
1500 rpm (ca 300 g) to 4000 g
(ca 5000 rpm)
520 minutes
20%, 33%, 50%, or 100%
0.9% NaCl, BSS, 0.5% chloramphenicol
eye drops
16 ml in insulin syringe or dropper
bottle
220 to +4 C
3 times to hourly
Duration of centrifugation
Dilution
Diluent
Container
Storage
Number of daily applications
CLINICAL RESULTS
Serum eye drops have been used for severe dry eyes,
persistent epithelial defects, and superior limbal keratoconjunctivitis as well as a supportive measure in ocular surface
reconstruction. All published studies are listed in table 4.
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Table 3 Concentration of EGF and TGF-b1 for undiluted serum in pg/ml (SD) as
analysed by a sandwich ELISA
Geerling
2
Tsubota
53
Centrifugation condition
EGF
TGF-b1
4000 g, 10 min
1500 rpm, 5 min
802 (155)
510 (80)
6029 (2517)
33 200 (6800)
Comparison of our data and results published by Tsubota (n = 10 each) illustrate the potential influence of g force
on the composition of the product.
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Table 4 Production conditions and results of studies published. Success is defined either as number of all eyes/patients
improving or as reduction of mean baseline (as stated in the paper) of fluorescein, rose bengal positive epitheliopathy
(objective), or symptoms (subjective) score
Author
Fox
Year
Concentration/
diluent
Centrifugation
(g force/
duration)
Clotting
time
Frequency/
remarks
Indication
Eyes
(patients)
Success
objective
Success
subjective
1984
33%/0.9% NaCl
NR
2 hourly
KCS
30 (15)
RB 41%
1999
2000
2001
NR
NR
2h
6106
Hourly, filtered
86
KCS in SS
KCS in GVHD
KCS
24 (12)
4 (2)
11 (9)
51%; 15
(15)
34 %
4 (4)
6 (11)
NR
66
KCS
12 (12)
38
2001
20%/NaCl
33%/0.9% NaCl
50100%/0.5%
chloramphenicol
20%/0.9% NaCl
37
2002
20%/0.9% NaCl
486
KCS
NR (26)
Ogawa
47
McDonnell
Tsubota25
Poon33
2003
1988
1999
2001
106
12 hourly
6106
86
KCS in GVHD
PED
PED
PED
28 (14)
1 (1)
16 (15)
15 (13)
30 %
No
NR
NR
2001
2003
NR
15 min
NR
2h
De Souza42
Garcia43
20%/0.9% NaCl
100%
20%/NaCl
50100%/0.5%
chloramphenicol
100%
20%/0.9% NaCl
NR
NR
Hourly
106
PED/PK
PED
70 (63)
11 (11)
57 (70)
6 (11)
NR
NR
Tsubota45
33
Poon
1996
2001
1500 rpm/5
4000 rpm
(2200 g)/10
1500 rpm/5
1500 rpm/5
NR
2h
J hourly
86
LSC-Tx, PK
PK
14 (11)
2 (2)
12 (14)
2 (2)
NR
NR
20%/NaCl
50100%/0.5%
chloramphenicol
20%/0.9% NaCl
20%/0.9% NaCl
NR
NR
36
106
RES
SLK
11 (11)
22 (11)
2003
Noble39
20a
Matsumoto
2004
50%/0.9% NaCl
20%/NaCl
NR
4872 h
3000 rpm/10 min NR
Replacement
5106
OSD
NK
32 (16)
14 (11)
NR
21%,
9 (11)
10 (16)
NR
Tsubota
35
Rocha
Poon33
Tananuvat
Takamura
36
min
min
min
min
36% (NS)
20 (26)
Note that the scale used to measure these changes as well as the baseline level varied between the studies. GvHD, graft versus host disease; IC, immune complex;
IPC, impression cytology; KCS, keratoconjunctivitis sicca; LSCTX, limbal stem cell transplautation; NK, neurotrophic keratopathy; NR, not reported; NS, not
significant; OS, ocular surface; OSD, ocular surface disease; PED, persistent epithelial defect; PK, penetrating keratoplasty; Replacement, frequency equivalent to
previously applied pharmaceutical tear substitute; RoR, rate of recurrence; SLK, superior limbal keratoconjunctivitis; SS, Sjo
grens syndrome.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This work was in parts funded by a research grant from the
University of Lu
beck.
The authors thank the head pharmacist of the University Hospital
Schleswig Holstein, H G Strobel, for calculating the costs of
production of serum eye drops.
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Authors affiliations
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