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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2020

Cytokine and chemokine profile changes in patients after intravitreal conbercept injection for center macular edema due to branch retinal vein occlusion.

Qingquan Wei, Tingting Sun, Zhongqi Wan, Yongjie Zhang, Qing Peng

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Qingquan WeiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University Shanghai 200072, P. R. China.
Tingting SunDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, P. R. China.
Zhongqi WanSchool of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China.
Yongjie ZhangDepartment of Human Anatomy, Nanjing Medical University Nanjing 211166, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China.
Qing PengDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University Shanghai 200072, P. R. China.
Tongji University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to ascertain cytokine concentrations in patients with center macular edema (CME) due to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) before and during the period of treatment with intravitreal injection of conbercept (IVC) and to determine the relationship between these concentrations and disease activity. MATERIALS AND

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resultsSignificantly higher concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-8, interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) were found in the BRVO group than in the control group. In the BRVO group, VEGF levels were significantly lower one month after IVC than at baseline. However, the other cytokines did not significantly change during IVC treatment. The decreases in VEGF levels were closely related to the decreases in central macular thickness (CMT) and the increases in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA).

conclusionsMany factors, such as angiogenic, inflammatory and growth factors, contribute to the pathogenesis of CME due to BRVO. IVC had no significant effect on cytokines other than VEGF in patients with CME due to BRVO. The changes in BCVA and CMT were associated with VEGF levels after IVC treatment.

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Branch retinal vein occlusionconberceptintraocular cytokinesintravitreal implant

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PMCPMC7407675
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