Sustained High Level of Serum VEGF at Convalescent Stage Contributes to the Renal Recovery after HTNV Infection in Patients with Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome
Figure 1
Compare the concentration of serum VEGF among different stages and 8 months after discharge in each severity group of HFRS patients. (a) Mild patients, (b) moderate patients, (c) severe patients, and (d) critical patients were investigated. The level of serum VEGF in different severity groups was generally elevated from onset of fever and then gradually elevated. It could recover to the normal level 8 months after discharge irrespective of the severity of the patients. (e) The dynamic changes in the mean level of serum VEGF at each stage of HFRS in four different severity groups were investigated. Mann-Whitney -test or Student’s -test was used for a two-group comparison. , .
