Resistance Exercise Training-Induced Muscle Hypertrophy Was Associated with Reduction of Inflammatory Markers in Elderly Women by Kishiko Ogawa, Kiyoshi Sanada, Shuichi Machida, Mitsuharu Okutsu, Katsuhiko Suzuki

“…Muscle thickness and circulating levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A (SAA), heat shock protein (HSP)70, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP-1), insulin, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were measured before and after the exercise training. …”
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Analysis of Salivary Cytokines in Retinopathy of Prematurity by Hwa-Shiu Wu, Hsin-Chun Huang, I-Lun Chen

“…The salivary levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α on D1 and D7 were significantly higher in the Moderate to Severe ROP group compared to the None to Mild ROP group (<i>p</i> = 0.005, 0.004, 0.026, 0.018, 0.001, 0.007, 0.025, and 0.002, respectively). …”
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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Deficiency Aggravates Glucose Intolerance via Impairment of Islet Microvascular Density in Mice with High-Fat Diet by Li Yuan, Ying Wang, Chunli Lu, Xiaoya Li

“…The pancreas was immunohistochemically stained to analyze the relative content of insulin (IRC), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and microvessel density (MVD) in islets. …”
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Targeting PPARγ Signaling Cascade for the Prevention and Treatment of Prostate Cancer by Sakshi Sikka, Luxi Chen, Gautam Sethi, Alan Prem Kumar

“…Angiogenesis inhibition mechanisms of TZDs include direct inhibition of endothelial cell proliferation and migration, as well as reduction in tumor cell vascular endothelial growth factor production. In prostate cancer, PPARγ ligands such as troglitazone and 15d-PGJ2 have also shown to inhibit tumor growth. …”
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Feasibility of Ex Vivo Ligandomics by Prabuddha Waduge, Remya Ammassam Veettil, Bojun Zhang, Chengchi Huang, Hong Tian, Wei Li

“…We quantified the binding of clonal phages displaying Scg3 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), confirming that their binding patterns to isolated diabetic versus healthy ECs matched in vivo patterns. …”
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Diabetic Macular Edema Pathophysiology: Vasogenic versus Inflammatory by Pedro Romero-Aroca, Marc Baget-Bernaldiz, Alicia Pareja-Rios, Maribel Lopez-Galvez, Raul Navarro-Gil, Raquel Verges

“…Although the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to play a role in the development of DME, the pathological processes leading to the onset of this disease are highly complex and the exact sequence in which they occur is still not completely understood. …”
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Effects of Laminaria Japonica Polysaccharides on the Survival of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer A549 Cells by Mengxing Yao, XiaoJun Qian, Houying Qin

“…Compared with the control group, LJP decreased the survival rate of A549 cells (P<0.05), inhibited the protein expression of Ki67 and PCNA (P<0.05), downregulated the expression of Bcl-2 while upregulated the expression of Bax, cl-caspase-3, and cl-caspase-9 (P<0.05), upregulated the expression of E-cadherin, downregulated the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and N-cadherin (P<0.05), and downregulated β-catenin, transcription factor-4 (TCF4), and c-Myc protein expression levels (P<0.05). …”
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Neuroprotection as a Therapeutic Target for Diabetic Retinopathy by Cristina Hernández, Massimo Dal Monte, Rafael Simó, Giovanni Casini

“…Upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), the main target of current therapies, is likely to be one of the first responses to retinal hyperglycemic stress and VEGF may represent an important survival factor in early phases of DR. …”
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Relationship between VEGF to PEDF ratio and in-hospital mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients by Qifeng Luo, Ningning Shen, Jingtian Liang, Xichun Qin, Shoujie Feng, Yuting Chen, Lei Xu

“…Moreover, statistically significant differences were observed in the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) between the two groups. …”
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Analysis of the Cytokine Expression in the Aqueous Humor of Individuals with BRVO-Associated Macular Edema by Chengyi Zhu, Lanlan Pan, Qiong Yi, Qiping Wei

“…This study aimed to determine the expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), interleukin-6 (IL-6), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in the aqueous humor of patients with macular edema (ME) caused by branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO), as well as to investigate the relationship between the cytokines as mentioned earlier and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), ME, and the degree of ME from the molecular level. …”
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Inflammatory Serum Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer in Kazakhstan Population by L. Akhmaltdinova, V. Sirota, V. Zhumaliyeva, D. Babenko, I. Kadyrova, Z. Tauesheva, D. Taizhanova, A. Ibraeva, M. Maratkyzy, A. Turmukhambetova

“…The following biomarkers were included in the study panel: stem cell factor (SCF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF2), interleukin 6 (IL6), interleukin 8 (IL8), macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), soluble Fas (SFAS), soluble Fas ligand (sFASL), transforming growth factor β (TGF), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), and programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1). …”
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Influence of Body Mass Index on Inflammatory Profile at Admission in Critically Ill Septic Patients by Fernando G. Zampieri, Vanessa Jacob, Hermes V. Barbeiro, Fabiano Pinheiro da Silva, Heraldo P. de Souza

“…We found that levels of epidermal growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, and interleukins 4, 5, and 13 were associated with BMI in a complex, nonlinear way, independently of illness severity. …”
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The Angiogenic Potential of DPSCs and SCAPs in an In Vivo Model of Dental Pulp Regeneration by Petra Hilkens, Annelies Bronckaers, Jessica Ratajczak, Pascal Gervois, Esther Wolfs, Ivo Lambrichts

“…Despite the secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor in vitro, the stem cell constructs did not display a higher vascularization rate in comparison to control conditions. …”
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Interactions between and Shared Molecular Mechanisms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Hong Shen, Junrong Zhao, Ying Liu, Guangdong Sun

“…Numerous molecular mechanisms have been documented that underlie diabetic peripheral neuropathy and OSA, including oxidative stress, inflammation, endothelin-1, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), accumulation of advanced glycation end products, protein kinase C (PKC) signaling, poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP), nitrosative stress, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, and vitamin D deficiency. …”
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Combined Effects of 2-Methoxyestradiol (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α Inhibitor) and Dasatinib (A Second-Generation Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor) on Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia Cells by Yuexian Zhang, Heng Chen, Yunfeng Shen, Xin Zhou

“…The levels of HIF-1α, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and glutamate synthase 1 (GLU1) genes in K-562 cells were affected dose-dependently after 2-ME2 administration. 2-ME2 induced cell apoptosis by downregulating antiapoptotic protein expressions of Bcl-xl and Bcl-2. …”
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Evaluation of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Cytotoxicity of Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Using Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Hiroyuki Kamao, Atsushi Miki, Junichi Kiryu

“…RPE function was evaluated by measuring the secretion of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and RPE-specific gene expression. …”
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Application of deep learning algorithm for judicious use of anti-VEGF in diabetic macular edema by Anwesa Mondal, Apurba Nandi, Subhasish Pramanik, Lakshmi Kanta Mondal

“…The standard treatment involves anti-VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor) therapy, but approximately 36% of patients do not respond adequately, highlighting the need for more precise predictive models to guide treatment. …”
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The Role of miR-378a in Metabolism, Angiogenesis, and Muscle Biology by Bart Krist, Urszula Florczyk, Katarzyna Pietraszek-Gremplewicz, Alicja Józkowicz, Jozef Dulak

“…On the other hand, modulating the expression of proangiogenic factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor, angiopoietin-1, or interleukin-8, influencing inflammatory reaction, and affecting tumor suppressors, such as SuFu and Fus-1, miR-378a is considered as a part of an angiogenic network in tumors. …”
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Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor-Loaded PEGylated Nanoparticles as a New Antiangiogenic Therapy for Neovascularization by Feng Zhao, Wenlei Fei, Zhouyue Li, Hanyang Yu, Lei Xi

“…The antiangiogenic effects of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), pure PEDF, and NP-PEG-PEDF on proliferation, migration, and tube formation were evaluated. …”
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Caveolin-1 Scaffolding Domain Peptide Regulates Colon Endothelial Cell Survival through JNK Pathway by Kai Fang, Christopher G. Kevil

“…In this study, we examined how the antennapedia- (AP-) conjugated caveolin-1 scaffolding domain (AP-Cav) modulates vascular endothelial growth factor- (VEGF-) dependent colon endothelial cell angiogenic responses, as seen during colitis. …”
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