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. 2018 Apr 23:2018:8293452.
doi: 10.1155/2018/8293452. eCollection 2018.

Evaluation of TGF-Beta 2 and VEGF α 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

Joanna Stafiej  1 , Karolina Kaźmierczak  1 , Katarzyna Linkowska  2 , Paweł Żuchowski  3 , Tomasz Grzybowski  2 , Grażyna Malukiewicz  1
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Evaluation of TGF-Beta 2 and VEGF α 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

Joanna Stafiej et al. J Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the expression profiles of the VEGFα and TGFβ in the ERMs and ILMs in retinal disorders.

Methods: In this nonrandomized prospective study, 75 patients (34 females and 41 males) referred to pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) due to different retinal diseases were enrolled to the study. The samples of ERMs and ILMs collected during PPV were immediately put in TRIzol® Reagent (Life Technologies, USA) and stored at -70°C until RNA extraction. Gene expression analysis was done with TaqMan® Gene Expression Assays (Applied Biosystems, USA) following the manufacturer's instructions.

Results: The gene expression levels of VEGFα as well as of TGFβ2 were significantly higher in ERMs than in ILMs in all studied groups. The level of TGFβ2 expression exhibits a significantly lower values in iERMs as compared with the RRD group (p = 0.043). There were differences in TGFβ2 expression in ILM in groups studied: DR versus RRD, p = 0.003; DR versus iERM, p = 0,047; and iERM versus RRD, p = 0.004.

Conclusions: Our results revealed that factors associated with angiogenesis and wound healing processes in eyes with RRD, PDR, iERM, and MH were more upregulated in ERMs than in ILMs. This may indicate that ILM is not responsible for reproliferation and its peeling should be avoided in routine PPV.

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