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Serum vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 and adropin levels in age related macular degeneration      
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Nurgül Örnek
Kırıkkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Kemal ÖRNEK Prof. Dr. Kemal ÖRNEK
Kırıkkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Süleyman Aydın
Fırat Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Musa Yılmaz
Yaşar Ölmez
Kırıkkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Özet
AIM: To investigate the serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) and adropin in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients.
METHODS: Ninety-eight AMD patients were included in the study. Seventy-eight age - and sex-matched healthy volunteers were recruited as the control group. Fundus florescein angiography and optical coherence tomography were performed to assess the posterior segment details. Serum VEGFR-2 and adropin levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and compared between the study groups.
RESULTS: AMD group had significantly increased fovea! retinal thickness, serum LDL and HDL levels and significantly decreased subfoveal choroidal thickness (P = 0.01, 0.047, 0.025 and <0.001, respectively). Serum VEGFR-2 level revealed a significant decrease in AMD patients compared to controls (26.48 +/- 6.44 vs 30.42 +/- 7.92 ng/mL, P<0.001). There was an insignificant increase in serum adropin level in AMD patients (6.17 +/- 1-3.19 vs 5.79 +/- 2.71 ng/mL, P=0.4). Serum level of VEGFR-2 in AMD patients had a significant negative correlation with fovea! retinal thickness (r=-0.226, P=0.025) and a significant positive correlation with subfoveal choroidal thickness (r=0.2, P=0.048).
CONCLUSION: The current study demonstrated that the decreased serum VEGFR-2 level may be considered in the development of AMD. Adropin does not seem to play a role in the pathogenesis of AMD.
Anahtar Kelimeler
vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 | adropin | age-related macular degeneration
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Dergi ISSN 2222-3959 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 04-2016
Cilt No 9
Sayı 4
Sayfalar 556 / 560
Doi Numarası 10.18240/ijo.2016.04.13