Impact of Angiopoietin-2 on Kidney Diseases

• Main Authors: Mei Li (Author), Zoran Popovic (Author), Chang Chu (Author), Christoph Reichetzeder (Author), Wolfgang Pommer (Author), Bernhard K. Krämer (Author), Berthold Hocher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Angiopoietins (Ang) are essential angiogenic factors involved in angiogenesis, vascular maturation, and inflammation. The most studied angiopoietins, angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), behave antagonistically to each other in vivo to sustain vascular endothelium homeostas...