Angiogenesis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Figure 2

Relationship between bowel lumen, endothelium, immune cells, and vessel in immune-driven angiogenesis in inflammatory bowel disease. bFGF: basic fibroblast growth factor; Gro-1: growth-regulated oncogene-1; HGF: hepatocyte growth factor; IFN: interferon; IL: interleukin; MCP-1: monocyte chemoattractant protein; NO: nitric oxide; PDGF: platelet-derived growth factor; PG: prostaglandin; ROS: reactive oxygen species; TGF: transforming growth factor; TNF: tumor necrosis factor; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor.