The Angiogenic Activity of Ascites in the Course of Ovarian Cancer as a Marker of Disease Progression

Table 2

VEGF and IL-8 concentration determined in supernatant and homogenized cells suspension separated from peritoneal fluid.

	Supernatant			Homogenized cells suspension
	Group L; Mean ± SD	Group H; Mean ± SD	𝑃 value	Group L; Mean ± SD	Group H; Mean ± SD	𝑃 value
VEGF (pg/mL)	8931±2245	21851±5798	0.035	5456±1342	9375±3565	0.08
IL-8 (pg/mL)	992±103	2793±230	0.00043	571±140	40047±13123	0.0085

Group L: low percentage of cancer cells (<45%); group H: high percentage of cancer cells (>45%). The groups were compared with student’s 𝑡-test and deemed statistically significant if 𝑃<0.05.