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Cordeiro,Cynthia Azeredo; Vieira,Erica Leandro Marciano; Rocha,Natália Pessoa; Castro,Vinicius Monteiro; Oréfice,Juliana Lambert; Barichello,Tatiana; Costa,Rogerio Alves; Oréfice,Fernando; Young,Lucy; Teixeira,Antonio Lucio. |
Abstract Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis (TR) is the most common identifiable cause of posterior uveitis in Brazil. Response to treatment and clinical presentation may vary significantly. We assessed serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), nerve growth factor (NGF), neurotrophin (NT)-3, and NT-4/5 in patients with active TR, before and after TR treatment. Methods: Twenty patients with active lesion and 15 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Serum concentration of neurotrophic factors was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: BDNF levels were significantly higher in patients before treatment when compared with controls (p = 0.0015). There was no significant... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Retinochoroiditis; Toxoplasma gondii; Brain-derived neurotrophic factor. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702017000200176 |
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