[TNF-alpha level in the vitreous body. Increase in neovascular eye diseases and proliferative diabetic retinopathy]. - Concepedia

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[TNF-alpha level in the vitreous body. Increase in neovascular eye diseases and proliferative diabetic retinopathy].

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1995

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J Spranger, R Meyer-Schwickerath, Matthew Klein, H. Schatz, Andreas Pfeiffer

Abstract

1. TNF-alpha is upregulated in ischemia. 2. TNF-alpha seems to be a mediator of angiogenesis in the eye. 3. Changes in diabetes may be secondary to local ischemia rather than being specific for diabetic retinopathy.