Expression of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF)-1a-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)-Inhibitory Growth Factor (ING)-4- axis in sarcoidosis patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology. The term of immunoangiostasis has been addressed by various studies as potentially involved in the disease pathogenesis. The aim of the study was to investigate the express...

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Main Authors: Tzouvelekis Argyris, Ntolios Paschalis, Karameris Andreas, Koutsopoulos Anastasios, Boglou Panagiotis, Koulelidis Andreas, Archontogeorgis Kostas, Zacharis George, Drakopanagiotakis Fotis, Steiropoulos Paschalis, Anevlavis Stavros, Polychronopoulos Vlassis, Mikroulis Dimitrios, Bouros Demosthenes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/654