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Serum vascular endothelial growth factor in dogs with soft tissue sarcomas
Author(s) -
Fernandes de Queiroz G.,
Lúcia Zaidan Dagli M.,
Aparecida Meira S.,
Maria Matera J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
veterinary and comparative oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.864
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1476-5829
pISSN - 1476-5810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1476-5829.2011.00316.x
Subject(s) - vascular endothelial growth factor , sarcoma , soft tissue sarcoma , medicine , hemangiopericytoma , pathology , angiogenesis , soft tissue , vegf receptors , blood vessel
This work aimed to evaluate serum vascular endothelial growth factor ( VEGF ) in 25 dogs with soft tissue sarcoma, and in 30 healthy dogs. Blood was collected once time from the control animals and three times, in the same way, from animals with sarcoma. Blood count was performed in the blood collected, and serum VEGF was measured by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay quantitative method. Serum VEGF in control animals was similar to patients with soft tissue sarcoma. There was a reduction in serum VEGF after the sarcoma resection. There was positive correlation between serum VEGF and neutrophil counts, and negative between VEGF and hemoglobin content in animals with sarcoma. Animals with hemangiopericytoma showed higher serum VEGF levels compared to the patients with malignant peripheral nerve sheath. Circulating blood cells can contribute to elevate VEGF serum concentrations in dogs with soft tissue sarcomas and a possible role of VEGF in the angiogenesis of these tumors.