Site | bFGF | IGF-I | TGF-β | PDGF-AB | TGF-α | VEGF | EGF | EGF-R |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RPE | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | −/+ | +++ | ++ |
OS | + | − | − | + | − | − | − | − |
IS | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | − |
OLM | + | +/++ | + | − | +/++ | − | − | +/++ |
ONL | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − |
OPL | + | + | + | − | +/++ | − | + | − |
INL | +++ | +++ | ++ | +/++ | ++ | −/+ | + | ++ |
IPL | ++ | +++ | ++ | + | ++ | −/+ | + | +/++ |
GCL | +++ | +++ | ++ | + | ++ | −/+ | + | +/++ |
NFL | ++ | + | ++ | + | ++ | − | + | +/++ |
ILM | ++ | +++ | ++ | +/++ | ++ | − | + | +/++ |
RPE=retinal pigment epithelium; OS=photoreceptor outer segments; IS=photoreceptor inner segments; OLM=outer limiting membrane; ONL=outer nuclear layer; OPL=outer plexiform layer; INL=inner nuclear layer; IPL=inner plexiform layer; GCL=ganglion cell layer; NFL=nerve fibre layer; ILM=inner limiting membrane.
−=negative; +=weak immunoreactivity; ++=moderate immunoreactivity; +++=intense immunoreactivity; +/++=immunoreactivity between weak and moderate.