Published August 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Clinical significance of determination of changes of serum hyaluronic acid (HA) and plasma vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) contents after treatment in patients with chronic nephropathy

Creators

  • 1. Lianyungang First People's Hospital, Lianyungang (China)

Description

Objective: To investigate the changes of serum HA and plasma VEGF levels after treatment in patients with chronic nephropathy. Methods: Serum HA contents were determined with RIA and plasma VEGF with ELISA in 38 patients with chronic nephropathy both before and after treatment as well as in 35 controls. Results: Before treatment the serum HA and plasma VEGF levels were significantly higher in the patients than those in the controls (P<0.01). After 6 months of treatment, the levels remained significantly higher (P<0.05). Conclusion: Development of chronic nephropathy was closely related to the serum HA and plasma VEGF levels. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioimmunology
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 286-287
ISSN
1008-9810

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Notes
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