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Interleukin-11 Overexpression and M2 Macrophage Density are Associated with Angiogenic Activity in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy |
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| Authors: | Ahmed M Abu El-Asrar Ajmal Ahmad Eef Allegaert Mohammad Mairaj Siddiquei Priscilla W Gikandi Gert De Hertogh |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;2. Dr. Nasser Al-Rashid Research Chair in Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia abuasrar@KSU.edu.sa;4. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;5. Laboratory of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, University of Leuven , Leuven, Belgium |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT PurposeTo investigate the expression of IL-11 and its receptor IL-11Rα and to quantify density of CD163+ M2 macrophages in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). |
| Keywords: | Angiogenesis CD163 IL-11 IL-11Rα inflammation M2 macrophages proliferative diabetic retinopathy |
