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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

The Relationship between the Aqueous VEGF Level and the Severity of Type 1 Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Tianwei Liang, Zhuyun Qian, Yong Tao, Yaguang Peng, Yanhui Cui, Chengyue Zhang, Chunxia Peng, Lili Liu, Man Hu, Li Li and 1 more

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Systemic Cytokines in Retinopathy of Prematurity.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tianwei LiangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1022-9258
Zhuyun QianBeijing GIANTMED Medical Diagnostics Lab, Beijing 101300, China.
Yong TaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100027, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1443-2667
Yaguang PengDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China.
Yanhui CuiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China.
Chengyue ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China.
Chunxia PengDepartment of Ophthalmology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6618-4410
Lili LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China.
Man HuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China.
Li LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China.
Ningdong LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China.
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CNCapital Medical University · CNKingmed Diagnostics · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo analyze the relationship between the severity of type 1 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and the level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in aqueous fluid.

methodsThe aqueous VEGF levels of 49 patients (88 eyes) with type 1 ROP were retrospectively analyzed. These eyes were categorized into three groups according to the severity of disease: aggressive retinopathy of prematurity (A-ROP), threshold of ROP (T-ROP), and type 1 pre-threshold ROP (P-T-1). The differences in aqueous VEGF levels among these three groups were compared. The relationship between the aqueous VEGF level and the retinal changes of ROP, including the vessel tortuosity in zone I, and the location and stage of the ROP lesions, were also analyzed.

resultsThe aqueous VEGF level of the A-ROP group was the highest among the three groups, followed by those of the T-ROP and P-T-1 groups. The aqueous VEGF level was negatively correlated with the zone and the stage of the ROP diseases, while it was positively correlated with the venous tortuosity in zone I and had no relevance with the artery tortuosity in zone I.

conclusionsThe aqueous VEGF level in A-ROP was the highest in type I ROP. The location of the ROP lesions and the venous tortuosity in zone I correlated with the aqueous VEGF level and could indicate the severity of ROP.

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fundus examinationplus diseaseretinopathy of prematurityvascular endothelial growth factor

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