Table 2. Modulation of investigated markers by treatment.
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Baseline
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Day 15
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Day 57
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Day 155
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PD
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| Mean (pg ml−1) | Median (pg ml−1) | Mean (pg ml−1) | Median (pg ml−1) | % of baseline median values | Mean (pg ml−1) | Median (pg ml−1) | % of baseline median values | Mean (pg ml−1) | Median (pg ml−1) | % of baseline median values | Mean (pg ml−1) | Median (pg ml−1) | % of baseline median values | |
| VEGF | 86.32 | 57.68 | 49.23 | 39.96 | 61.47* | 42.73 | 39.49 | 60.53** | 39.38 | 36.66 | 38.80** | 37.47 | 37.21 | 54.30*** |
| PlGF | 33.87 | 34.87 | — | — | — | 53.72 | 52.56 | 179.88*** | 45.36 | 46.89 | 142.82* | 39.32 | 40.19 | 119.2 |
| sVEGFR-2 | 4179.05 | 4163.60 | — | — | — | 4247.80 | 4244.00 | 100.81 | 4514.40 | 4234.10 | 99.41 | 6641.60 | 4708.40 | 107.91 |
| TSP-1 | 451.52 | 461.31 | — | — | — | 432.55 | 483.94 | 98.13 | 380.87 | 391.74 | 86.15 | 568.21 | 479.55 | 167.79 |
Abbreviations: PlGF=placental growth factor; sVEGFR-2=soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2; VEGF=vascular endothelial growth factor; TSP-1=thrombospondin-1.
P<0.1; *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001 compared with baseline level.