Comparison of two methods of tear sampling for protein quantification by Bradford method

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The aim of this study was to compare two methods of tear sampling for protein quantification. Tear samples were collected from 29 healthy dogs (58 eyes) using Schirmer tear test (STT) strip and microcapillary tubes. The samples were frozen at -80oC and analyzed by the Bradford method. Results were analyzed by Student's t test. The average protein concentration and standard deviation from tears collected with microcapillary tube were 4.45mg/mL ±0.35 and 4,52mg/mL ±0.29 for right and left eyes respectively. The average protein concentration and standard deviation from tears collected with Schirmer Tear Test (STT) strip were and 54.5mg/mL ±0.63 and 54.15mg/mL ±0.65 to right and left eyes respectively. Statistically significant differences (p<0.001) were found between the methods. In the conditions in which this study was conducted, the average protein concentration obtained with the Bradford test from tear samples obtained by Schirmer Tear Test (STT) strip showed values higher than those obtained with microcapillary tube. It is important that concentration of tear protein pattern values should be analyzed according the method used to collect tear samples.

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Farias, E., Yasunaga, K. L., Peixoto, R. V. R., Fonseca, M. P., Fontes, W., & Galera, P. D. (2013). Comparison of two methods of tear sampling for protein quantification by Bradford method. Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira, 33(2), 261–264. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-736X2013000200021

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