Table 1.
Plasma Angiogenic Peptides
| Peptide (pg/ml) | Control (n = 19) |
IVC (n = 22) |
PA (n = 22) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEGF | 3,348 ± 578 | 724 ± 153∗ | 604 ± 126∗ | <0.001 |
| VEGF R2 | 9,724 ± 2,591 | 9,319 ± 1,164 | 9,062 ± 1,097 | 0.96 |
| VEGF R3 | 3,243 ± 934 | 2,049 ± 360 | 2,187 ± 293 | 0.29 |
| VEGF-D | 716 ± 208 | 643 ± 113 | 742 ± 150 | 0.90 |
| TIE-1 | 6,012 ± 8,554 | 2,479 ± 607 | 3,642 ± 1,186 | 0.18 |
| TIE-2 | 1,545 ± 405 | 1,164 ± 195 | 1,265 ± 245 | 0.64 |
Values are mean ± SD.
IVC = inferior vena cava; PA= pulmonary artery; TIE = tyrosine kinase with immunoglobulin-like and epidermal growth factor–like domains; VEGF = vascular endothelial growth factor.
∗
p < 0.001, vs. control.