Effect of laser photocoagulation on plasma levels of VEGF-A, VEGFR-2, and Tie2 in infants with retinopathy of prematurity

Imamoglu, Ebru; Gunay, MURAT; GÜRSOY, Tugba; İMAMOĞLU, Serhat; Ekmekci, Ozlern; ÇELİK, Gokhan; KARATEKİN, Guner; Ovali, Fahri

doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.07.159

Effect of laser photocoagulation on plasma levels of VEGF-A, VEGFR-2, and Tie2 in infants with retinopathy of prematurity

Imamoglu E. Y., Gunay M., GÜRSOY T., İMAMOĞLU S., Ekmekci O. B., ÇELİK G., ...More

JOURNAL OF AAPOS, vol.18, no.5, pp.466-470, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 18 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.07.159
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF AAPOS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.466-470
Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

PURPOSE To report the baseline plasma levels of vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A), soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (sVEGFR-2) and soluble Tie2 in infants with treatment-requiring retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and to investigate the effect of laser treatment on the plasma levels.