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Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Angiopoietin-2 Are Associated with the Severity of Systemic Inflammation Rather than the Presence of Hemoptysis in Patients with Inflammatory Lung Disease

PURPOSE: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) are major mediators of angiogenesis and are induced by tissue inflammation and hypoxia. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether serum VEGF and Ang-2 are associated with the presence of hemoptysis and the exten...

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Autores principales: Park, Hye Yun, Hahm, Cho Rom, Jeon, Kyeongman, Koh, Won-Jung, Suh, Gee Young, Chung, Man Pyo, Kim, Hojoong, Kwon, O Jung, Um, Sang-Won
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3282965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22318826
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2012.53.2.369