简介：AIM:Toevaluatewhetherthelevelofthrombospondin-1(TSP-1)inaqueoushumorcanpredicttheprognosisoftrabeculectomyinpatientswithprimaryangle-closureglaucoma(PACG).METHODS:Thiscase-controlstudyinvolved26patientswithPACGwhoexperiencedafailedtrabeculectomy(casegroup)and78age-andsex-matchedpatientswithPACGwhounderwentsuccessfultrabeculectomy(controlgroup).AqueoushumorwascollectedatthetimeoftrabeculectomyandtestedforTSP-1andTGF-β2levelswithanenzyme-linkedimmunosorbentassaymethod.Logisticregressionmodelingwasusedtoassesstheriskfactorsforfailedtrabeculectomy.RESULTS:ThemeanTSP-1aqueousconcentrationsweresignificantlyhigherinthecasegroup(20.67±9.79ng/mL)thanthecontrolgroup(5.17±2.29ng/mL)(P<0.001).Thetransforminggrowthfactor-β2(TGF-β2)aqueousconcentrationsweresignificantlydifferentbetweenthecaseandcontrolgroup,at3633.25and1090.24pg/mL,respectively(P<0.001).LogisticregressionanalysisrevealedTSP-1levelasanindependentriskfactorforafailedtrabeculectomy(OR=3.540;95%CI=1.092-11.482).CONCLUSION:TheaqueoushumorTSP-1andTGF-β2levelsarehigherinPACGeyeswithfailedtrabeculectomythanwithsuccessfultrabeculectomyatoneyear.TheaqueoushumorTSP-1levelisanindependentriskfactorassociatedwithfailedtrabeculectomy.