Table 2 of Abu El-Asrar, Mol Vis 2010; 16:1098-1107. Table 2 of Abu El-Asrar, Mol Vis 2010; 16:1098-1107.
Table 2. Mean numbers of blood vessels and cells expressing various markers in relation to the type of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR)
Variable |
Active PDR (n=8; Mean±S.D.) |
Inactive PDR (n=12; Mean±S.D.) |
p-value (Mann–Whitney test) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood vessels expressing CD34 | 42.6±17.7 | 18.9±8.0 | 0.005* |
| Blood vessels expressing c-kit | 13.1±6.9 | 6.4±5.3 | 0.03* |
| Cells expressing c-kit | 42.1±43.8 | 12.9±13.6 | 0.013* |
| Blood vessels expressing SCF | 7.8±7.1 | 3.3±3.3 | 0.128 |
| Cells expressing SCF | 20.4±5.0 | 5.8±6.2 | <0.001* |
| Blood vessels expressing G-CSF | 16.8± 8.6 | 6.1±3.8 | 0.007* |
| Blood vessels expressing eNOS | 30.6±7.6 | 16.2±7.4 | 0.001* |
| Cells expressing eNOS | 40.0±29.1 | 20.0±10.4 | 0.048* |
| Blood vessels expressing CXCR4 | 29.9±13.2 | 15.4±8.4 | 0.018* |
| Cells expressing CXCR4 | 107.5±36.5 | 44.7±33.8 | 0.003* |