Upregulation of VEGF expression is associated with accumulation of HIF-1a in the skin of naïve scleroderma patients

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1245-1248

  Ioannou, Maria ^a   Pyrpasopoulou, Athina ^b   Simos, Georgios ^a   Paraskeva, Efrosyni ^a   Nikolaidou, Christina ^b   Venizelos, Ioannis ^b   Koukoulis, Georgios ^a   Aslanidis, Spyros ^b   Douma, Stella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b Aristotle University Medical School   (Greece)

Author keywords

HIF 1 ; Hypoxia; Scleroderma; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SKIN; UP-REGULATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84888005290     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: 14397609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-012-0787-6     Document Type: Article

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