Pub. Date : 1998 Jul
PMID : 9720366
3 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
| 1 | Regarding the relation between VEGF in the vitreous body and pentosidine, an AGE, we compared a diabetic (DM) group (7 eyes) with a nondiabetic (nonDM) group (7 eyes), and investigated the correlation between VEGF and pentosidine by calculating the correlation coefficient. | pentosidine | vascular endothelial growth factor A | Homo sapiens |
| 2 | Levels of both VEGF and pentosidine were significantly higher in the DM group (p < 0.01, p < 0.05), and a positive correlation was observed between the levels of VEGF and pentosidine (r = 0.770, p < 0.001). | pentosidine | vascular endothelial growth factor A | Homo sapiens |
| 3 | Since it is clear that there is a relation between VEGF and pentosidine in the vitreous body, we speculated that AGE is related to the secretion of cytokine in patients with diabetic retinopathy, and that it affects the development and progression of the disease. | pentosidine | vascular endothelial growth factor A | Homo sapiens |