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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2010

The yin and yang of VEGF and PEDF: multifaceted neurotrophic factors and their potential in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease.

Torsten Falk, Robert T Gonzalez, Scott J Sherman

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Torsten FalkDepartment of Neurology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson AZ 85724-5023, USA; E-Mails: rtg@email.arizona.edu (R.T.G.); ssherman@u.arizona.edu (S.J.S.).
Robert T Gonzalez
Scott J Sherman

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the last few decades, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) have emerged as multifaceted players in not only the pathogenesis, but potential treatment, of numerous diseases. They activate diverse intracellular signaling cascades known to have extensive crosstalk, and have been best studied for their effects in cardiology and cancer biology. Recent work with the two factors indicates that the activity of one growth factor is often directly related to the action of the other. Their respective neuroprotective effects, in particular, raise important questions regarding the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease.

Indexed as

Eye ProteinsGenetic TherapyHumansNerve Growth FactorsParkinson DiseasePigment Epithelium-Derived FactorSerpinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AEye ProteinsNerve Growth FactorsPigment Epithelium-Derived FactorSerpinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AneurodegenerationPEDFPEDF-RVEGF-AVEGF-BVEGFR1VEGFR2

Identifiers

PMID21152280
PMCPMC2996745

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