Fig 1.

Baseline levels of VEGF mRNA and VEGF and angiopoietin proteins in filarial pathology. PBMCs from individuals with chronic pathology (CP) and from infected (INF) individuals (n = 21 each) were cultured with medium alone for 24 h, and mRNA expression of VEGF-A, -B, -C, and -D (by RT-PCR) (a) and protein expression of VEGF-A and -C and Ang-1 and −2 (by ELISA) (b) were measured. Data are shown as relative transcript levels (a) or baseline protein levels (b). Data are shown in the form of bar graphs depicting the geometric means + 95% confidence intervals.