VEGF gene expression in adult human thymus fat: A correlative study with hypoxic induced factor and cyclooxigenase-2

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Tinahones, Francisco ^a,b   Salas, Julian ^c   Mayas, María Dolores ^a   Ruiz Villalba, Adrian ^b   Macias Gonzalez, Manuel ^a   Garrido Sanchez, Lourdes ^a   DeMora, Manuel ^c   Moreno Santos, Inmaculada ^a   Bernal, Rosa ^a   Cardona, Fernando ^a   El Bekay, Rajaa ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA VICTORIA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN 4; HEME OXYGENASE 1; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA 2; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOGENESIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; UPREGULATION;

ADIPONECTIN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL MOVEMENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DNA; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEME OXYGENASE-1; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGES; PPAR GAMMA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RNA, MESSENGER; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THYMUS GLAND; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 77954166767     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008213     Document Type: Article

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