An increased protein level was measureable for TNF-α (TNF-α: ctrl = 538±200 U, glaucoma = 907±454 U; p = 0.13) and the interleukins IL-1ß (IL-1β: ctrl = 11262±2590 U, glaucoma = 15625±4194 U; p = 0.08) and IL-6 (IL-6: ctrl = 8301±2287 U, glaucoma = 12073±6695 U; p = 0.26). This evidence concerns the gene IL1B and glaucoma.