Table 2.
Plasma contents of cytokines in myopic CNV and control groups
| Control | CNV | p valued | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEGF-A (pg/mL) | 14.94 ± 11.57 l | 42.61 ± 34.36 | 0.000 |
| VEGF-C (pg/mL) | 7.50 ± 2.72 | 21.08 ± 79.01 | 0.592 |
| VEGF-D (pg/mL) | 76.15 ± 39.11 | 58.95 ± 46.83 | 0.291 |
| EGF (pg/mL) | 1.13 ± 0.60 | 0.74 ± 0.35 | 0.011 |
| Angiopoietin-2 (pg/mL) | 1242.91 ± 347.91 | 897.71 ± 366.29 | 0.010 |
| Endoglin (pg/mL) | 1222.63 ± 298.57 | 1125.43 ± 497.07 | 0.559 |
| FGF-1 (pg/mL) | 10.42 ± 1.54 | 23.54 ± 70.32 | 0.561 |
| FGF-2 (pg/mL) | 22.84 ± 8.29 | 28.37 ± 20.84 | 0.418 |
| IL-8 (pg/mL) | 3.84 ± 2.87 | 4.60 ± 3.95 | 0.570 |
| HGF (pg/mL) | 200.70 ± 123.95 | 139.34 ± 72.24 | 0.056 |
| HB-EGF (pg/mL) | 9.84 ± 7.18 | 14.10 ± 19.98 | 0.513 |
| PLGF (pg/mL) | 9.44 ± 4.36 | 8.28 ± 6.46 | 0.594 |
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor, EGF epidermal growth factor, FGF fibroblast growth factor, IL-8 interleukin-8, HGF hepatocyte growth factor, HB-EGF heparin-binding epidermal growth factor, PLGF placental growth factor
dT test between control and myopic CNV groups for plasma contentss of cytokines