Table 3 Aqueous humor cytokine concentrations in the treatment-naïve and treated RVO groups.

From: Aqueous carbonic anhydrase-1 overexpression and its association with cytokine profiles and macular structural changes in retinal vein occlusion-associated macular edema

Cytokines (pg/ml)

Treatment-Naïve RVO group (n = 36)

Treated RVO group (n = 73)

P value

CA-1

16240.7 ± 2963.9

6948.8 ± 1217.7

< 0.001*

PK

6581.4 ± 1612.8

4275.3 ± 637.0

< 0.001*

ICAM

171.0 ± 34.3

91.5 ± 9.8

< 0.001*

bFGF

374.9 ± 47.7

310.3 ± 33.1

< 0.001*

VEGF

301.7 ± 75.0

179.2 ± 31.5

< 0.001*

MCP-1

435.1 ± 85.6

268.0 ± 43.0

< 0.001*

  1. *Mann‒Whitney U test.
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