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Positive correlation between pigment epithelium-derived factor and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 levels in the aqueous humour of patients with uveitis

Yumiko Yoshida, Sho‐ichi Yamagishi, Takanori Matsui, Kei‐ichiro Nakamura, Takahiro Imaizumi, K. Yoshimura, Ryoji Yamakawa

British Journal of Ophthalmology · 2006 · 11 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

The results demonstrated that aqueous humour levels of PEDF were positively associated with MCP-1 in patients with uveitis. The present observations suggest that aqueous humour levels of PEDF may be a marker of inflammation in uveitis.

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