Aqueous Cytokines as Predictors of Macular Edema in Patients with Diabetes following Uncomplicated Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery

Table 4

The concentrations of cytokines in aqueous humors of eyes with ME (−) and ME (+) (pg/mL).

Cytokine	ME (−),		ME (+),		value^a
	Median	Range	Median	Range
IL-1β	4.2	0–76	8.6	0–102	<0.001
IL-1rα	13.2	0–325	18.1	0–336	0.445
IL-2	1.5	0–96	1.7	0–106	0.578
IL-4	1.2	0–105	1.5	0–124	0.862
IL-5	1.1	0–133	1.3	0–126	0.653
IL-6	19.8	0–226	28.5	0–362	<0.001
IL-7	4.5	0–82	2.7	0–86	0.203
IL-8	12.6	0–123	17.3	0–186	<0.001
IL-9	3.1	0–102	3.3	0–169	0.580
IL-10	8.2	0–23	5.6	0–21	0.003
IL-12	7.2	0–42	4.6	0–36	0.017
IL-13	2.1	0–26	1.9	0–36	0.453
IL-15	1.6	0–56	1.8	0–38	0.686
IL-17	—	—	—	—	—
b-FGF	12.4	0–165	11.3	0–156	0.560
Eotaxin	5.9	0–86	6.2	0–95	0.753
G-CSF	—	—	—	—	—
GM-CSF	9.2	0–86	9.8	0–79	0.876
IFN-γ	—	—	—	—	—
IP-10	3.3	0–56	5.1	0–72	0.003
MCP-1	189.5	58–1623	325.6	124–2388	<0.001
MIP-1α	—	—	—	—	—
MIP-1β	27.8	0–156	26.5	0–178	0.539
PDGF-BB	3.3	0–45	3.1	0–42	0.756
RANTES	4.6	0–75	4.9	0–76	0.577
TNF-α	—	—	—	—	—
VEGF	535	26–1298	856	123–1756	<0.001

^aMann-Whitney test.