Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Aqueous Humor Cytokines in Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane: Correlation with Disease Severity. |
| Authors: |
Torresin, Tommaso1 (AUTHOR) tommaso.torresin@gmail.com, Greggio, Angelo1 (AUTHOR) angelo.greggio@gmail.com, Frisina, Rino2 (AUTHOR) frisinarino@gmail.com, Motta, Lorenzo1 (AUTHOR) lorenzo.motta@unipd.it, Gius, Irene3 (AUTHOR) irene.gius.studente@gmail.com, Midena, Giulia4 (AUTHOR) giulia.midena@fondazionebietti.it, Midena, Edoardo1,4 (AUTHOR) edoardo.midena@unipd.it |
| Source: |
Diagnostics (2075-4418). Aug2024, Vol. 14 Issue 16, p1797. 13p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*AQUEOUS humor, *PROTEIN microarrays, *CELLULAR signal transduction, *MOLECULAR interactions, *IDIOPATHIC diseases |
| Abstract: |
Background: To analyze the concentration of aqueous humor (AH) cytokines in eyes with idiopathic epiretinal membrane (iERM) and to investigate their potential correlation with disease severity. Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional case-control institutional study. A total of 16 eyes of 16 iERM patients and 14 eyes of 14 age-matched healthy controls were enrolled. AH samples were analyzed for various biomarkers using a glass-chip protein array. Cytokines associated with inflammation, fibrosis, angiogenesis, and glial signal transduction were quantified. Results: Significant differences in cytokine concentration were observed between the iERM group and controls, with 19 cytokines elevated in the iERM group (among them IL-6, IL-8, PDGF-AB, PDGF-BB, TGFB-1, TGFB-2, TGFB-3, VEGF A, VEGF C, VEGF D, p < 0,05, 95% confidence interval). Correlation analysis revealed associations between cytokine levels and iERM severity. Notably, stages 2, 3, and 4 of iERM demonstrated increased levels of various biomarkers. Conclusions: This study provides insights into the complex molecular interactions underlying iERM pathogenesis, describing a correlation between neuroinflammation and iERM severity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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