Table 3 of El-Asrar, Mol Vis 2011; 17:1829-1838.

Table 3. Comparisons of mean inflammatory biomarker levels in proliferative diabetic retinopathy vitreous samples with or without detectable soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE)

  sRAGE detected  
Inflammatory
biomarker
Yes
No		 Mann–Whitney
test p-value
HMGB1 (ng/ml) 11.9±14.7 3.3±3.2 0.0532
MCP-1 (ng/ml) 6.9+3.8 2.0±0.9 <0.001*
sICAM-1 (ng/ml) 51.1±23.6 15.9±7.9 <0.001*

*Statistically significant at 5% level. Abbreviations: HMGB1 represents high-mobility group box −1; MCP-1 represents monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; sICAM-1 represents soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1.

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