Table 3 Levels of cytokine (pg/mL, mean ± SD) in the aqueous humor in wet age-related macular degeneration patients
SRF (n = 9) | PED (n = 8) | SRT (n = 8) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(+) | (−) | P* | (+) | (−) | P* | (+) | (−) | P* | |
IL-1α | 18.5 ± 15.9 | 216.3 ± 199.5 | 0.036 | 15.1 ± 9.7 | 170 ± 192.6 | 0.622 | 90.8 ± 152.1 | 17.9 ± 8.7 | 0.833 |
GM-CSF | 19.9 ± 11.4 | 71.0 ± 67.4 | 0.050 | 18.5 ± 10.9 | 72.9 ± 65.6 | 0.006 | 48.1 ± 50.6 | 14.7 ± 13.4 | 0.065 |
IFN-γ | 264.6 ± 62.6 | 676.6 ± 611.8 | 0.076 | 262.5 ± 63.2 | 681.4 ± 607.3 | 0.034 | 487.0 ± 451.5 | 238.4 ± 43.2 | 0.045 |
MCP-1 | 984.1 ± 255.7 | 854.4 ± 266.1 | 0.503 | 964.3 ± 228.3 | 899.1 ± 343.3 | 0.284 | 963.8 ± 287.6 | 913.0 ± 710.1 | 0.622 |
MIP-1α | 812.8 ± 545.3 | 330.9 ± 127.6 | 0.076 | 787.4 ± 561.3 | 388.1 ± 190.6 | 0.065 | 506.3 ± 276.0 | 917.7 ± 710.1 | 0.284 |
MIP-1β | 38.2 ± 29.1 | 21.3 ± 13.0 | 0.414 | 34.0 ± 29.2 | 30.7 ± 20.2 | 0.724 | 27.5 ± 17.4 | 41.9 ± 36.5 | 0.622 |
TNFα | 860.0 ± 225.2 | 1973.3 ± 1399.3 | 0.106 | 836.4 ± 216.7 | 2026.6 ± 1343.3 | 0.011 | 1409.4 ± 1100.2 | 871.6 ± 295.3 | 0.284 |
VEGF | 189.2 ± 73.6 | 349.3 ± 327.7 | 0.076 | 165.0 ± 57.6 | 403.8 ± 289.9 | 0.354 | 283.7 ± 232.8 | 166.0 ± 60.5 | 0.524 |