Plasma and intraocular levels of cellular fibronectin in uveitis
| Plasma (μg/ml) | p Value* | Intraocular fluid (μg/ml) | p Value | Aqueous (μg/ml) | p Value | Vitreous (μg/ml) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) (n) | Mean (SD) (n) | Mean (SD) (n) | Mean (SD) (n) | |||||
| *p Values result from Mann-Whitney tests, compared to control samples. | ||||||||
| MO = macular oedema; leakage = vascular leakage on fluorescein angiography. | ||||||||
| Controls | 2.16 (0.53) (14) | 0.34 (0.42) (17) | 0.18 (0.23) (11) | 0.64 (0.55) (6) | ||||
| Uveitis | ||||||||
| Total | 2.27 (1.33) (13) | 0.85 | 1.91 (4.00) (39) | 0.009 | 0.65 (0.88) (30) | 0.008 | 6.09 (6.89) (9) | 0.10 |
| Active | 2.28 (1.23) (5) | 0.71 | 2.94 (4.97) (23) | 0.001 | 0.87 (1.08) (16) | 0.001 | 7.66 (7.08) (7) | 0.032 |
| Non-active | 2.26 (1.47) (8) | 1.00 | 0.43 (0.51) (16) | 0.39 | 0.41 (0.52) (14) | 0.18 | 0.57 (0.54) (2) | − |
| MO+ | 1.71 (1.00) (7) | 0.21 | 3.32 (5.70) (17) | 0.015 | 0.82 (1.27) (12) | 0.020 | 9.30 (7.87) (5) | 0.14 |
| MO− | 3.13 (1.50) (5) | 0.20 | 0.78 (1.21) (19) | 0.09 | 0.44 (0.43) (3) | 0.053 | 2.07 (2.25) (4) | 0.20 |
| Leakage+ | 1.95 (1.37) (7) | 0.33 | 3.08 (5.46) (19) | 0.012 | 0.52 (0.57) (13) | 0.032 | 8.637 (7.23) (6) | 0.078 |
| Leakage− | 2.98 (1.5) (4) | 0.29 | 0.79 (1.53) (8) | 0.60 | 0.88 (1.64) (7) | 0.38 | 0.19 (1) | − |