Table 3.
Aqueous humor concentrations (pg/mL) of cytokines in the three groups.
| (pg/ml) | Control group | HM | mCNV | P* | P† | P‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEGF | 37.18 ± 20.09 | 21.19 ± 13.14 | 33.74 ± 15.38 | <0.001 | 1 | 0.008 |
| IL-6 | 8.17 ± 8.70 | 22.03 ± 21.99 | 11.87 ± 15.80 | 0.002 | 0.825 | 0.067 |
| IL-8 | 11.69 ± 8.73 | 10.19 ± 12.28 | 19.00 ± 12.95 | 0.36 | 0.004 | <0.001 |
| IL-10 | 0.81 ± 0.26 | 0.84 ± 0.20 | 0.92 ± 0.18 | 0.085 | 0.085 | 0.085 |
| IP-10 | 239.01 ± 199.56 | 243.95 ± 123.03 | 619.76 ± 577.38 | 0.952 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| MCP-1 | 471.80 ± 229.21 | 570.80 ± 158.50 | 766.33 ± 496.15 | 0.037 | <0.001 | 0.582 |
HM, High myopia without choroidal neovascularization group; mCNV, myopic choroidal neovascularization group; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; IL-6, interleukin 6; IL-8, interleukin 8; IL-10, interleukin 10; IP-10, interferon-inducible protein 10; MCP-1, monocyte chemotactic protein 1. P*:control vs. HM, P†:control vs. mCNV, P‡:HM vs. mCNV. Bold values to highlight significant difference (P < 0.05).