VEGFA and infection: Notably, a higher multiplicity of infection (MOI 20) resulted in a significant in-crease in VEGF-A protein secretion levels in ARPE-19 cells (2,005.60 ± 270.6 pg/ml, p < 0.05) compared to non-transduced cells (1,165.57 ± 192 pg/ml) (Fig. 1B).