The Expression of GDF-15 in the Human Vitreous in the Presence of Retinal Pathologies with an Inflammatory Component


İLHAN H. D., BİLGİN A. B., TOYLU A., Dogan M. E., APAYDIN K. C.

OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION, vol.24, no.2, pp.178-183, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/09273948.2014.981549
  • Journal Name: OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.178-183
  • Keywords: Diabetes, GDF-15, inflammation, retina, vitreous, DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 15, MACROPHAGE INHIBITORY CYTOKINE-1, PIGMENT EPITHELIAL-CELLS, TGF-BETA SUPERFAMILY, DIABETIC-RETINOPATHY, GROWTH-FACTOR, DISEASE, KIDNEY, MIC-1, FACTOR-15
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The presence of growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), a protein implicated in the regulation of the inflammatory response, was investigated in the vitreous of patients with vitreoretinal disorders.