Angiopoietin-2 and angiopoietin-2/angiopoietin-1 ratio as indicators of potential severity of Plasmodium vivax malaria in patients with thrombocytopenia.

Angiogenic factors such as angiopoietin 1 (Ang-1) and angiopoietin 2 (Ang-2) are biomarkers produced during activation and dysfunction of the vascular endothelium in several infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the serum levels of Ang-1 and Ang-2 and to establish their relatio...

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Main Authors: Luciano Teixeira Gomes, Eduardo Rodrigues Alves-Junior, Clebson Rodrigues-Jesus, Andreia Ferreira Nery, Thamires Oliveira Gasquez-Martin, Cor Jesus Fontes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4183553?pdf=render