Table 4.

Levels of growth factors in aqueous humor

	DR	NDR	Control	P
EGF	2.10 ± 1.92	1.87 ± 1.37	2.78 ± 1.57	0.193
FGF-2/FGF basic	25.83 ± 12.79	32.36 ± 14.20	25.90 ± 8.51	0.194
HGF	1327.16 ± 1250.12	474.48 ± 267.76	284.67 ± 217.93	<0.001*
β-NGF	19.73 ± 14.09	20.51 ± 11.43	25.87 ± 11.90	0.305
PDGF-BB	15.41 ± 14.35	14.44 ± 20.79	18.74 ± 24.66	0.815
PLGF	12.59 ± 2.52	11.50 ± 1.66	12.33 ± 1.94	0.281
VEGF-A	357.02 ± 84.25	373.87 ± 226.73	238.02 ± 192.41	0.039*
VEGF-D	5.97 ± 5.20	3.81 ± 3.43	4.88 ± 3.34	0.356

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (pg/ml)

EGF epidermal growth factor, FGF fibroblast growth factor, HGF hepatocyte growth factor, NGF Nerve Growth Factor, PDGF platelet derived growth factor, PLGF placental growth factor, VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor

^* p < 0.05