Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of B-Cell-Produced Antibodies in Vitreous Humor of Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy

Table 2

Concentrations of antibodies in the vitreous humor.

	DR ()	Non-DR ()	value
IgG1 (ng/ml)			0.019
IgG2 (ng/ml)			0.047
IgG3 (ng/ml)			0.348
IgG4 (ng/ml)			0.350
IgG (ng/ml)			0.010
IgA (ng/ml)			<0.001
IgM (ng/ml)			<0.001
Total antibodies (ng/ml)			<0.001

Abbreviation: DR: diabetic retinopathy; Ig: immunoglobulin. Statistically significant by independent, two-tailed Student’s -tests ( value < 0.006 after Bonferroni correction).