Table 2.
Levels of aqueous humor protein markers in the chronic primary angle-closure glaucoma group, the primary open angle glaucoma group, the acute primary angle closure group and control group.
| Cytokine (pg/mL) | CG | CACG | POAG | APAC | P value (CG vs CACG) | P values (CG vs POAG) | P values (CG vs APAC) | P values (CACG vs POAG) | P values (CACG vs APAC) | P values (POAG vs APAC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNF-alpha | 2.413 ± 0.857 | 3.815 ± 2.760 | 2.014 ± 0.9687 | 6.956 ± 3.046 | .0463 | .1842 | <.0001 | .0076 | .002 | <.0001 |
| IL-6 | 10.83 ± 26.76 | 69.16 ± 171.1 | 20.88 ± 64.75 | 933.3 ± 1024 | .1876 | .5784 | .0011 | .3606 | .0012 | .0048 |
| BDNF | 2.25 ± 5.408 | 2.164 ± 1.747 | / | 2.852 ± 2.32 | .9552 | / | .6937 | / | .3779 | |
| IL-8 | 6.22 ± 5.181 | 24.08 ± 26.37 | 13.08 ± 13.01 | 365 ± 465.7 | .0077 | .0424 | .0024 | .0896 | .0023 | .001 |
| MMP-2 | 8985 ± 2866 | 11779 ± 3403 | 8068 ± 1982 | 12013 ± 3921 | .01 | .2402 | .0115 | <.0001 | .8432 | .0002 |
| MCP-1 | 623.6 ± 313.7 | 1400 ± 1406 | 692.5 ± 407 | 2119 ± 1117 | .0281 | .5594 | <.0001 | .0294 | .0861 | <.0001 |
| VEGF | 64.35 ± 37.12 | 120.6 ± 134.2 | 49.63 ± 39.77 | 406.2 ± 590 | .0947 | .2377 | .0194 | .0227 | .0417 | .0073 |
| IFN-gamma | 3.452 ± 2.392 | 10.75 ± 6.624 | 5.104 ± 3.347 | 17.95 ± 8.928 | .0002 | .0935 | <.0001 | .0013 | .011 | <.0001 |
| IL-17A | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| IL-2 | 0.8894 ± 0.6162 | 1.743 ± 1.368 | 0.7493 ± 0.495 | 3.894 ± 3.155 | .0262 | .4975 | .0005 | .0158 | .018 | .001 |
| LT-alpha | 3.576 ± 1.449 | 3.531 ± 1.638 | 1.598 ± 1.041 | / | .9437 | .0005 | / | / | / | / |
| bFGF | 8.274 ± 8.314 | 8.119 ± 3.58 | 5.24 ± 2.183 | 39.07 ± 83.52 | .9397 | .1076 | .1288 | .0029 | .106 | .0644 |
| PDGF-AA | 19.97 ± 5.369 | 24.73 ± 9.674 | 16.53 ± 5.801 | 17.52 ± 6.147 | .2052 | .0732 | .0609 | .0017 | .0089 | .5992 |
| TIMP-1 | 9847 ± 3458 | 18347 ± 8547 | 9341 ± 4064 | 21520 ± 10084 | .0004 | .6781 | <.0001 | <.0001 | .2952 | <.0001 |
APAC = acute primary angle closure, bFGF = basic fibroblast growth factor, BDNF = brain derived neurotrophic factor, CACG = chronic angle-closure glaucoma, CG = control group, IFN-gamma = interferon-gamma, IL-2 = interleukin-2, IL-6 = interleukin-6, IL-8 = interleukin-8, IL-17A = interleukin-17A, LT-alpha = lymphotoxin-alpha, MCP-1 = monocyte chemotactic protein-1, MMP-2 = matrix metalloproteinase-2, PDGF-AA = platelet-derived growth factor-AA, POAG = primary open-angle glaucoma, TIMP-1 = tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1, TNF-alpha = tumor necrosis factor-alpha, VEGF = vascular endothelial growth factor.