Research Article
Elevated VEGF Levels in Pulmonary Edema Fluid and PBMCs from Patients with Acute Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Table 1
VEGF level in HCPS patients samples.
| Sample | n | VEGF positive | VEGF pg/mL | P versus control | Range | Mean |
| PEF | | | | | | Severe lethal | 4 | 4 | 340–730 | 625.0 ± 95.1 | <0.001 | Severe survival | 6 | 6 | 105–180 | 140.8 ± 38.0 | <0.01 | Moderate severe | 14 | 14 | 40–110 | 60.0 ± 5.1 | >0.05 | Control | 13 | 13 | 20–80 | 52.4 ± 6.1 | | PBMC | | | | | | Severe | 24 | 23 | <8–1,480 | 465.0 ± 85.7 | <0.001 | Moderate | 2 | 2 | 250–400 | 325.0 ± 75.0 | <0.01 | Mild | 2 | 2 | 100–110 | 105.0 ± 5.0 | >0.05 | Control | 6 | 6 | 10–150 | 61.5 ± 7.4 | | Plasma | | | | | | Severe | 39 | 30 | 10–527 | 174.4 ± 31.6 | <0.01 | Mild | 17 | 8 | 10–310 | 94.2 ± 23.4 | >0.05 | Control | 13 | 13 | 20–80 | 52.4 ± 6.1 | | Serum | | | | | | Severe | 3 | 3 | 50–60 | 51.3 ± 3.7 | >0.05 | Mild | 4 | 2 | <8–110 | 32.5 ± 26.2 | >0.05 | Control | 13 | 13 | 22–110 | 47.2 ± 17.5 | |
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