Evaluation of TGF-Beta 2 and VEGFα Gene Expression Levels in Epiretinal Membranes and Internal Limiting Membranes in the Course of Retinal Detachments, Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Holes, and Idiopathic Epiretinal Membranes

Table 4

Expression levels of VEGFα and of TGFβ2 in the fibrous epiretinal membranes (FERMs) and ILMs in eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

	FERM	ILM	value
VEGFα (in PDR)
Mean	4.34	2.96	0.016
Median	3.92	3.15
Standard deviation	2.27	1.71
TGFβ2 (in PDR)
Mean	5.53	3.23	0.003
Median	5.49	4.65
Standard deviation	2.46	2.69