Table 3
Mean intensity (SD) of FLT-4 staining in the retina/choroid
| Choroid | RPE | Photo receptors | Outer nuclear layer | Inner nuclear layer | Ganglion cell layer |
Retinal vessels | Membrane vessels | Membrane extravascular matrix | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-diabetic (n=10) | 0.30 (0.46) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.10 (0.30) | 0.90 (0.94) | 0.50 (0.67) | 0.70 (1.0) | ||
| No overt retinopathy (n=12) | 0.42 (0.49) | 0.08 (0.28) | 0.33 (0.75) | 0 (0) | 1.50 (0.76) | 1.83 (0.80) | 1.0 (0.71) | ||
| Intraretinal changes (n=5) | 0.20 (0.40) | 0.20 (0.40) | 0.60 (0.80) | 0 (0) | 1.80 (1.17) | 2.0 (1.10) | 1.20 (1.47) | ||
| PDR (n=6) | 1.0 (0.82) | 0.17 (0.37) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.33 (0.47) | 1.0 (0.82) | 1.50 (1.12) | 1.50 (1.26) | 0.33 (0.47) |
| Laser, no residual PDR (n=14) | 0.57 (0.62) | 0.29 (0.45) | 0.21 (0.56) | 0.21 (0.41) | 0.86 (0.64) | 0.79 (0.56) | 0.93 (0.80) | ||
| PDR excised membranes (n=11) | 1.73 (0.96) | 0.18 (0.39) |
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0=background staining; 1=weak staining; 2=moderate staining; 3=intense staining.
