Vitreous expression of cytokines and growth factors in patients with diabetic retinopathy-An investigation of their expression based on clinical diabetic retinopathy grade.

ABSTRACT: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an inflammatory condition that affects the posterior of the eye; yet, there are limited published data on techniques measuring the expression of growth and inflammatory factors (GIF) from the posterior segment. The purpose of the current study was two-fold: to sample the vitreous fluid from the eyes of patients with DR and assess the expression of GIF. As DR is an inflammatory disease, the second objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the status of DR and the expression of vitreous GIF. This non-randomized clinical trial was approved by BfARM for the analysis and evaluation of 12 eyes from patients with diabetic macular edema. Vitreous sampling was performed before treatment with fluocinolone acetonide and the extracted vitreous mater

SUBMITTER: Deuchler S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8133486 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature