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VEGF Upregulation in Viral Infections and Its Possible Therapeutic Implications
1 Jun 2018
Abstract excerpt
Several viruses are recognized as the direct or indirect causative agents of human tumors and other severe human diseases. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is identified as a principal proangiogenic factor that enhances the production of new blood vessels from existing vascular network. Therefore, oncogenic viruses such as Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and non-oncogenic...
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