Table 4.
The concentrations of cytokines in aqueous humors of eyes with ME (−) and ME (+) (pg/mL).
| Cytokine | ME (−), n = 82 | ME (+), n = 34 | P valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Range | Median | Range | ||
| IL-1β | 4.2 | 0–76 | 8.6 | 0–102 | <0.001 |
| IL-1rα | 13.2 | 0–325 | 18.1 | 0–336 | 0.445 |
| IL-2 | 1.5 | 0–96 | 1.7 | 0–106 | 0.578 |
| IL-4 | 1.2 | 0–105 | 1.5 | 0–124 | 0.862 |
| IL-5 | 1.1 | 0–133 | 1.3 | 0–126 | 0.653 |
| IL-6 | 19.8 | 0–226 | 28.5 | 0–362 | <0.001 |
| IL-7 | 4.5 | 0–82 | 2.7 | 0–86 | 0.203 |
| IL-8 | 12.6 | 0–123 | 17.3 | 0–186 | <0.001 |
| IL-9 | 3.1 | 0–102 | 3.3 | 0–169 | 0.580 |
| IL-10 | 8.2 | 0–23 | 5.6 | 0–21 | 0.003 |
| IL-12 | 7.2 | 0–42 | 4.6 | 0–36 | 0.017 |
| IL-13 | 2.1 | 0–26 | 1.9 | 0–36 | 0.453 |
| IL-15 | 1.6 | 0–56 | 1.8 | 0–38 | 0.686 |
| IL-17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| b-FGF | 12.4 | 0–165 | 11.3 | 0–156 | 0.560 |
| Eotaxin | 5.9 | 0–86 | 6.2 | 0–95 | 0.753 |
| G-CSF | — | — | — | — | — |
| GM-CSF | 9.2 | 0–86 | 9.8 | 0–79 | 0.876 |
| IFN-γ | — | — | — | — | — |
| IP-10 | 3.3 | 0–56 | 5.1 | 0–72 | 0.003 |
| MCP-1 | 189.5 | 58–1623 | 325.6 | 124–2388 | <0.001 |
| MIP-1α | — | — | — | — | — |
| MIP-1β | 27.8 | 0–156 | 26.5 | 0–178 | 0.539 |
| PDGF-BB | 3.3 | 0–45 | 3.1 | 0–42 | 0.756 |
| RANTES | 4.6 | 0–75 | 4.9 | 0–76 | 0.577 |
| TNF-α | — | — | — | — | — |
| VEGF | 535 | 26–1298 | 856 | 123–1756 | <0.001 |
aMann-Whitney U test.