Serum levels of cytokines in patients with retinal neurodegeneration in diabetic retinopathy on the background of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Elena V. Markelova,
Mikhail P. Ruchkin,
Gleb A. Fedyashev
Abstract:The aim of the present study was to determine the serum level of IL-1, TNF- IL-17A, INF-, IL-10 in patients with retinal neurodegeneration against the background of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The study included 80 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, which were divided into 4 groups depending on the presence of vascular symptoms of diabetic retinopathy and retinal neurodegeneration. The level of cytokines was determined using solid-phase ELISA. In groups of patients with retinal neurodegeneration, a signific… Show more
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