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ea0038p130 | Cytokines and growth factors | SFEBES2015

Interleukin 27: a predictive marker for diabetic retinopathy progression

Houssen Maha , El-Kannishy Amr , Sabry Dalia , EL-Hussiny Mona Abo Bakr , el Mahdy Rasha Hassan , El-Sayed Shaker Mohamed

Background: Inflammatory cytokines were considered to play a determinant role in the development and progression of different microvascular diabetic complications including diabetic retinopathy. interleukin 27 (IL27) is a cytokine with dual proinflammatory/anti-inflammatory effects that mediates pathogenesis of different inflammatory diseases.Aim: To assess the serum and aqueous levels of (IL27) as proinflammatory/anti-inflammatory cytokine in diabetic p...