Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Tear Samples of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

• Main Authors: Anikó Rentka (Author), Jolán Hársfalvi (Author), András Berta (Author), Krisztina Köröskényi (Author), Zoltán Szekanecz (Author), Gabriella Szücs (Author), Peter Szodoray (Author), Ádám Kemény-Beke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease, characterized by widespread small vessel vasculopathy, immune dysregulation with production of autoantibodies, and progressive fibrosis. Changes in levels of proangiogenic cytokines had already been determined largely in serum. Our aim was to...