Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is critical to angiogenesis and vascular permeability. It is also important in the endocrine system, in which VEGF mediates the vascular effects of estrogens in target tissues such as the uterus, a response attributed to an estrogen response element on the VEGF gene. Here we asked whether 17β-estradiol increases VEGF levels in the brain. We focused on t...

statement of problem: recurrent aphthous stomatitis (ras) is one of the most common inflammatory diseases encountered in dental practice, but the precise etiology and pathogenesis of the disease is not fully understood. vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) is a multifunctional angiogenic cytokine involved in angiogenesis and wound healing. there is evidence that vegf could play an importan...

Malignancy and tuberculosis are common causes of lymphocytic exudative pleural effusion. However, it is occasionally difficult to differentiate malignant pleural effusion from tuberculous pleural effusion. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a critical cytokine in the pathogenesis of malignant pleural effusion. Endocan is a dermatan sulfate proteoglycan that is secreted by endothelial ...

Purpose of the study. To reveal relationship between serum concentration vascular endothelial growth factor and structural functional state myocardium in patients post-infarction period at stage rehabilitation. Materials methods. We examined 94 outpatient rehabilitation after ad hoc stenting 6 weeks myocardial infarction, 10 healthy volunteers without somatic pathology. All participants study u...

OBJECTIVE Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the prime regulator of angiogenesis and vascular permeability and its serum levels increase in cystic fibrosis (CF). The mechanisms of VEGF overproduction and its impact on CF lung pathology and pulmonary vascular permeability during lung transplantation are not fully understood. METHODS The expression of VEGF, its receptors, hypoxia indu...

PURPOSE To correlate the serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) with the severity of retinopathy and disruption of the external limiting membrane (ELM) and inner segment-outer segment (IS-OS) junction in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS Study subjects included patients with type 2 DM [diabetes mellitus with no retinopathy...

Background and Aims: Intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can be treated by transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). However, there appear to be side effects, such as induction of proangiogenic factors, e.g. vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which have been shown to be associated with a poor prognosis. This prospective study was designed to compare serum VEGF level response...

OBJECTIVE Increased levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in human plasma samples have suggested that circulating VEGF is a cause of endothelial dysfunction in diabetes mellitus. However, artificial release of VEGF from platelets as a source of VEGF in plasma samples, as also occurs in serum samples, has not been ruled out in these studies. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We determi...