Increased serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in human crescentic glomerulonephritis

• Published in: Clinical nephrology Vol. 52; no. 2; p. 76
• Main Authors: Nitta, K, Uchida, K, Kimata, N, Honda, K, Horita, S, Hayashi, T, Ishizuka, T, Kobayashi, H, Kawashima, A, Yumura, W, Nihei, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.08.1999
• Subjects: Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use; Adult; Aged; Analysis of Variance; Creatinine - blood; Endothelial Growth Factors - blood; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Glomerulonephritis - blood; Glomerulonephritis - classification; Glomerulonephritis - drug therapy; Glomerulonephritis - pathology; Glomerulonephritis, IGA - blood; Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental - blood; Humans; Kidney Glomerulus - pathology; Lymphokines - blood; Macrophages - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Nephritis - blood; Nephritis - etiology; Nephrosis, Lipoid - blood; Protein Isoforms - blood; Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch - complications; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors

To investigate the serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in human crescentic glomerulonephritis (CRGN). The serum VEGF levels in CRGN patients were compared with those in healthy subjects and in various types of glomerulonephritis. In addition, we investigated the relationship be...