Upregulation of VEGFR1 in a rat model of esophagogastric anastomotic healing.

Laura Christina LandesDaniel DrescherEvangelos TagkalosPeter Philipp Grimminger René Thieme Boris Jansen-Winkeln Hauke Lang Ines Gockel

Published in: Acta chirurgica Belgica (2017)

Our results revealed a distinct expression pattern of the investigated growth factor receptors in rat intestinal tract. Showing higher expression levels of growth factor receptors at the gastric anastomotic tissue at the fifth postoperative day suggests a different contribution of the gastric and the esophageal side to the anastomotic healing.

Keyphrases

growth factor
poor prognosis
rectal cancer
long non coding rna
patients undergoing
cell proliferation
binding protein
oxidative stress
single cell
signaling pathway
endothelial cells
atomic force microscopy