Osteopontin and Other Regulators of Angiogenesis and Fibrogenesis in the Vitreous from Patients with Proliferative Vitreoretinal Disorders

• Autores principales: Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar (Autor), Mohd Imtiaz Nawaz (Autor), Dustan Kangave (Autor), Mohammed Mairaj Siddiquei (Autor), Karel Geboes (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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The aim of this study was to determine the levels of the angiogenic and fibrogenic factors osteopontin (OPN), high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1), and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and the antiangiogenic and antifibrogenic pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) in the vitreous fluid from pa...