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. 2013 Dec 28;140(3):361–369. doi: 10.1007/s00432-013-1569-z

Table 5.

Expression of proangiogenic factors and MVD according to the grade of ovarian cancer

G1 (n = 13) G2/3 (n = 45) P value

VEGF

Median pg/mg protein (range, min–max)

257.76 (0–1265.8) 625.35 (10.14–3,000.0) 0.019

EMMPRIN

Median ng/mg protein (range, min–max)

25.92 (8.48–44.25) 35.90 (10.86–106.50) 0.026

bFGF

Median ng/mg protein (range, min–max)

2.19 (0.72–13.32) 0.82 (0.17–8.33) 0.018

CD105-MVD

Median vessels/mm2 (range, min–max)

6 (0–44) 28 (0–57) 0.017

CD31-MVD

Median vessels/mm2 (range, min–max)

63 (25–241) 76 (19–203) 0.223

CD34-MVD

Median vessels/mm2 (range, min–max)

54 (6–146) 76 (32–190) 0.153

CD105-MVD, CD31-MVD, and CD34-MVD refer to MVD assessed with antibodies against CD105, CD31, and CD34, respectively

Bold values are statistically significant (P < 0.05)