Table 3 of Abu El-Asrar, Mol Vis 2016; 22:424-435.

Table 3. Comparisons of mean ± SD levels of cathepsin L, TF, TFPI and MMP-9 in vitreous fluid samples according to detection of heparanase enzymatic activity.

Variable Heparanase activity detected Heparanase activity undetected P value
Cathepsin L (ng/ml) 3.5±2.1 2.2±0.8 0.019*
TF (pg/ml) 45.9±40.1 5.1±9.3 <0.0001*
TFPI (pg/ml) 14.8±3.9 8.1±4.1 <0.0001*
MMP-9 (ng/ml) 4.4±5.6 1.1±1.0 0.029*

*Statistically significant at 5% level of significance. TF=tissue factor; TFPI=tissue factor pathway inhibitor; MMP-9=matrix metalloproteinase-9

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