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. 2019 Oct 28;9:15419. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51633-8

Table 2.

Mean cytokine and growth factor concentrations in the vitreous from baseline to week 4.

Molecular factor levels, pg/ml Baseline Week 2 P* Week 3 P* Week 4 P* P trend
IL-6 0.39 ± 0.25 0.59 ± 0.24 0.38 0.67 ± 0.23 0.32 0.72 ± 0.57 0.06 0.008
IL-8 0.53 ± 0.25 1.46 ± 0.48 0.04 11.5 ± 17.0 0.22 2.6 ± 3.1 0.03 <0.001
IL-1β 0.20 ± 0.05 0.24 ± 0.06 0.58 0.46 ± 0.13 0.11 0.37 ± 1.90 0.12 0.13
TNF-β 2.1 ± 0.79 3.23 ± 1.05 0.47 3.59 ± 0.54 0.29 0.37 ± 0.13 0.12 0.71
GM-CSF 0.29 ± 0.05 0.33 ± 0.06 1.00 0.39 ± 0.03 0.29 0.29 ± 0.07 0.89 0.75
IFN-γ 3.8 ± 1.77 5.07 ± 1.53 1.00 9.28 ± 1.20 0.29 6.08 ± 2.65 0.14 0.21
CRP 13.0 ± 13.1 30.7 ± 12.1 0.22 35.9 ± 9.8 0.07 34.8 ± 12.0 0.0008 0.001
PlGF 5.3 ± 3.8 9.0 ± 3.8 0.66 13.2 ± 5.2 0.05 11.2 ± 7.7 0.02 0.02
PDGF-BB 6.2 ± 10.1 26.2 ± 8.4 0.32 50.4 ± 19.0 0.0009 34.6 ± 27.4 0.002 0.001
VEGF 215.1 ± 145.5 311.9 ± 188.0 0.58 1875.5 ± 1356.8 0.11 1251.5 ± 1876.0 0.13 0.02
Ang2 13617.0 ± 8170.2 106464.6 ± 57182.56 0.18 24064.2 ± 10409.9 0.47 38593.8 ± 8313.4 0.02 0.007

*compared to baseline

Abbreviations:

IL-6, interleukin 6; IL-8, interleukin 8; IL-1β, interleukin 1 beta; TNF-β, tumor necrosis factor beta; GM-CSF, granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor; IFN-γ, interferon gamma; CRP, C reactive protein; PlGF, placental growth factor; PDGF-BB, platelet derived growth factor BB; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; Ang2, angiopoietin 2.