Serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are markedly elevated in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis.

C G Li; I Reynolds; J M Ponting; P J Holt; M C Hillarby; S Kumar

Serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are markedly elevated in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis.

Authors

Li, C G
Reynolds, I
Ponting, J M
Holt, P J
Hillarby, M C
Kumar, S

Type

Published Article

Journal

British journal of rheumatology

Publication Date

Dec 01, 1998

Volume

37

Issue

12

Pages

1303–1306

Identifiers

PMID: 9973154

Source

Medline

License

Unknown

Abstract

VEGF levels are raised in WG patients compared to normal controls and may be a marker of disease activity. Further studies on serial blood samples from a large cohort of patients with WG and other systemic vasculitides are needed to evaluate the specificity and usefulness of VEGF levels in monitoring disease activity.

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