Open AccessTopical single-dose vascular endothelial growth factor has no effect on soft tissue healing
Author(s) -
Nilüfer Bölükbaşı,
Hüseyin Avni Balcıoğlu,
Birkan Taha Özkan,
Merva Soluk Tekkeşın,
Duran Ustek
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.143281
Subject(s) - medicine , granulation tissue , vascular endothelial growth factor , wound healing , h&e stain , angiogenesis , soft tissue , skin repair , pathology , necrosis , erythema , dermis , subcutaneous tissue , vegf receptors , surgery , staining
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) production in dermal wounds has been evaluated for evidence that it plays a probable role in wound healing. Events such as increased vascular permeability and concentration of inflammatory cells on the site of injury, produced by VEGF, were linked to tissue repair.