Table 2.

ECLIA measurements on retinal tissue

Case/sidepg BDNF/mg retinaAverage BDNF/retina (pg)
No injection
 C 1,2,3 L0.66 2.63
 C 1,2,3 R0.73 2.91
 C 4,5,6 L0.54 2.15
 C 4,5,6 R0.52 2.07
Mean L ± SD0.6  ± 0.082.39  ± 0.34
Mean R ± SD0.62  ± 0.152.49  ± 0.59
Vehicle injection (12 hr survival)
 BSA 1,2,3 L0.62 2.47
 BSA 1,2,3 R0.56 2.23
BDNF injection (12 hr survival)
 BDNF 1,2 L3.7815.08
 BDNF 1,2 R1.03 4.12
 BDNF 3,4 L6.7326.85
 BDNF 3,4 R3.4913.93
 BDNF 5,6,7 L6.4725.82
 BDNF 5,6,7 R2.9111.61
Mean L ± SD5.66  ± 1.6322.58  ± 6.52
Mean R ± SD2.48  ± 1.289.87  ± 5.13
  • Left (L) eye is contralateral to the injected SC; right (R) eye is ipsilateral to the injected SC. Measurements of total BDNF in one retina assume that all retinae are of average weight (3.99 mg).