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. 2011 Dec;2(12):1097–1105. doi: 10.1177/1947601911423031

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

The VEGF and VEGFR system. VEGF-A and its receptors, VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-2, play a major role in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. In addition, sFlt-1, a soluble form of VEGFR-1, is expressed in various cells such as trophoblasts and negatively regulates angiogenesis.