Research Article
High-Mobility Group Box-1 Induces Decreased Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor-Mediated Neuroprotection in the Diabetic Retina
Table 4
Relationship between the serum levels of the studied factors and presence or absence of hypertension in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
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Statistically significant at 5% level of significance. BDNF: brain-derived neurotrophic factor; HMGB1: high-mobility group box-1; MCP-1: monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; TBARS: thiobarbituric acid reactive substance; sICAM-1: soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1; sRAGE: soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products. |