Collagen-Targeting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Improves Cardiac Performance After Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
Jing Zhang,
Liang Ding,
Yannan Zhao,
Wenjie Sun,
Chen Bing,
Hang Lin,
Xia Wang,
Lujie Zhang,
Biao Xu,
Jianwu Dai
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.800565
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , vascular endothelial growth factor , growth factor , vegf receptors , receptor
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an important active protein for the induction of angiogenesis and improvement in cardiac function after myocardial ischemia; however, the lack of a delivery system targeted to the injured myocardium reduces the local therapeutic efficacy of VEGF and increases its possible adverse effects.
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