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ArticleSaudi medical journal2018

Vascular endothelial growth factor and soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 in patients with end-stage renal disease. Associations with laboratory findings, comorbidities, and medications.

Ismail Erturk, Fatih Yesildal, Ramazan Acar, Taner Ozgurtas, Kenan Saglam

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Article in Saudi medical journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ismail ErturkDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Gulhane School of Medicine, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail. ierturk@hotmail.com.
Fatih Yesildal
Ramazan Acar
Taner Ozgurtas
Kenan Saglam
Istanbul Medeniyet University · TRSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo show the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 (sVEGFR-1) in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and to show the associations with clinical findings such as demographic features, laboratory findings, comorbidities, and medications.

methodsA total of 73 people, consisting of patients with ESRD (n=38) and healthy subjects (n=35) in Gulhane Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, were included in this cross-sectional study between the years 2011 and 2013. Blood samples were obtained and plasma VEGF, sVEGFR-1 analyzes were performed. Results: The VEGF level of ESRD group was not significantly higher (0.280±0.264) than the control group (0.321±0.210) (p=0.475). The sVEGFR-1 level of ESRD group was significantly higher (0.217±0.135) than the control group (0.068±0.047) (p less than 0.001). The correlation between VEGF and sVEGFR-1 was significant and negative (r=-0.246, p=0.036). Average VEGF level of ESRD patients using recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) was significantly higher (0.567±0.28) than the ESRD patients not using rhEPO (0.246±0.24) (p=0.025).

conclusionOur study is the first showing the significance of sVEGFR-1 in ESRD patients, and associations with comorbidities, medications. Especially our finding of rhEPO and VEGF may illuminate a reasonable positive effect of rhEPO on angiogenesis. Soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 and VEGF may be important markers in the pathophysiology of ESRD.

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Adrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAged, 80 and overAspirinCalcium Channel BlockersCardiovascular DiseasesComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesEnoxaparinErythropoietinFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansInsulinKidney Failure, ChronicMaleAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAspirinCalcium Channel BlockersEnoxaparinErythropoietinFibrinolytic AgentsInsulinRecombinant ProteinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1

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PMID29915853
PMCPMC6058753
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