Decreased serum level and increased urinary excretion of vascular endothelial growth factor-C in patients with chronic kidney disease

• Main Authors: Sun Hee Kim (Author), Yu Jin Jung (Author), Kyung Pyo Kang (Author), Sik Lee (Author), Sung Kwang Park (Author), Ju-Hyung Lee (Author), Nam Ho Kim (Author), Won Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Interstitial tonicity increases vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C), a lymphangiogenic factor in salt-induced hypertension. Therefore, it can be assumed that changes of serum VEGF-C level may be associated with increasing blood pressure. However, there is no report about the ch...