Antiangiogenic VEGF Isoform in Inflammatory Myopathies

Objective. To investigate expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antiangiogenic isoform A-165b on human muscle in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) and to compare distribution of angiogenic/antiangiogenic VEGFs, as isoforms shifts are described in other autoimmune disorders....

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Main Authors: Nila Volpi, Alessandra Pecorelli, Paola Lorenzoni, Francesco Di Lazzaro, Giuseppe Belmonte, Margherita Aglianò, Luca Cantarini, Fabio Giannini, Giovanni Grasso, Giuseppe Valacchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/219313