{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9"],"submitter":["Mao J"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Purpose</h4>To investigate the associations between cytokine levels in the aqueous humor (AH) and hyperreflective foci (HF) on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV).<h4>Methods</h4>The prospective study included 63 eyes with nAMD, 44 with PCV, and 43 with cataracts (Controls). AH samples were obtained before anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy or cataract surgery. Cytokines interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-8, IL-10, interferon-inducible protein 10 (IP-10), monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), and VEGF were measured by multiplex bead assay. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT), and the number of HF were evaluated at baseline and"],"journal":["Frontiers in medicine"],"pagination":["973025"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9538653"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Association between inflammatory cytokines in the aqueous humor and hyperreflective foci on optical coherence tomography in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy."],"pmcid":["PMC9538653"],"pubmed_authors":["Fang Y","Chen N","Zheng Z","Shen L","Wu S","Chen Y","Zhang S","Ye X","Mao J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Association between inflammatory cytokines in the aqueous humor and hyperreflective foci on optical coherence tomography in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.","description":"<h4>Purpose</h4>To investigate the associations between cytokine levels in the aqueous humor (AH) and hyperreflective foci (HF) on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV).<h4>Methods</h4>The prospective study included 63 eyes with nAMD, 44 with PCV, and 43 with cataracts (Controls). AH samples were obtained before anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy or cataract surgery. Cytokines interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-8, IL-10, interferon-inducible protein 10 (IP-10), monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), and VEGF were measured by multiplex bead assay. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT), and the number of HF were evaluated at baseline and","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2025-04-25T17:34:42.791Z","creation":"2025-04-25T17:34:42.791Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9538653","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36213652"],"doi":["10.3389/fmed.2022.973025"]}}