VEGF-A, VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2 and Tie2 levels in plasma of premature infants: relationship to retinopathy of prematurity

The British Journal of Ophthalmology
C PiehW A Lagrèze

Abstract

To study prospectively the plasma levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A), its soluble receptors sVEGFR-1, sVEGFR-2 and soluble Tie2 in premature infants. To identify their changes related to the onset of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Blood samples of 63 preterm infants born at a postmenstrual age (PMA) of 23-32 weeks were obtained between 5 days and 15 weeks after birth. 42 infants had no ROP, two had stage 1, nine stage 2 and 10 stage 3. Of these, four infants were treated with retinal photocoagulation. VEGF-A, sVEGFR-1, sVEGFR-2, and sTie2 were measured in the plasma with a sandwich enzyme immunoassay using factor-specific monoclonal mouse antibodies. The time course of concentrations plotted by kernel smoothing in infants with and without ROP were compared and a paired subgroup with analysis of variance was analysed. ROP patients had raised plasma levels of sVEGFR-2 and sTie2 compared with premature infants without ROP. VEGF-A and sVEGFR-1 levels were similar in both groups. Analysis of a subgroup with pairs of measurements, one before 32 weeks and one after 36 weeks, showed a significant increase in sTie2 after 36 weeks of PMA independent of ROP (p = 0.03). This is the first study to measure plasma levels...Continue Reading

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