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Increased Serum Level of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Pulmonary Tuberculosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Online (www.ajrccm.atsjournals.org) (09/00) Vol. 162, No. 3, P. 1120
Matsuyama, Wataru; Hashiguchi, Teruto; Matsumuro, Kenji; et al.

Japanese researchers investigated an increased serum level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) among patients with Crohn's disease. The scientists believed that VEGF could be related to pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), so they analyzed the serum level of 43 patients with active TB, 29 patients with old TB, and 25 with acute bronchitis. The serum levels were higher in patients with active TB than those in the other groups. The researchers conclude that VEGF could be associated with the pathogenesis of pulmonary TB.
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