The association of angiogenic factors and chronic kidney disease.

Christopher E AndersonL Lee HammGem BatumanDamodar R KumbalaChung-Shiuan ChenSwapna G KalluRavi SirikiShilpa GaddeMyra A KleinpeterN Kevin KraneEric E SimonJiang HeJing Chen

Published in: BMC nephrology (2018)

These data indicate that plasma VEGF-A and pentraxin-3 levels were increased and the angiopoietin-1/VEGF-A ratio was decreased in patients with CKD. Future prospective studies are warranted to examine whether angiogenic factors play a role in progression of CKD.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
vascular endothelial growth factor
endothelial cells
electronic health record
current status
machine learning