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Serum levels of angiogenic cytokines in systemic lupus erythematosus and their correlation with disease activity Volume 12, numéro 3, September 2001

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Department of Hematology, Medical University of Lódz, Copernicus Hospital, 93-513 Lódz, Pabianicka 62 st, Poland.
  • Page(s) : 445-52
  • Année de parution : 2001

INTRODUCTION The angiogenic process plays a major role in the development of vascular supply under different pathological conditions such as malignancies and non-neoplastic diseases [1-3]. A family of pro- and anti-angiogenic factors tightly regulates angiogenesis. A large number of cytokines have been shown to stimulate angiogenesis under experimental conditions, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), transforming growth [...]