Serum Angiogenesis Markers and Their Correlation with Ultrasound-Detected Synovitis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Table 4

Comparison between angiogenic protein levels in peripheral serum and synovial fluid.

Parameter	Serum	Synovial fluid
	VEGF	0.64 ± 0.63		1.84 ± 1.54	0.004
sVEGF-R1	0.11 ± 0.03	0.46 ± 0.55	<0.001
sVEGF-R2	15.92 ± 7.10	8.70 ± 4.82	0.008
ANG-1	50.01 ± 17.10	5.78 ± 3.68	<0.001
ANG-2	6.34 ± 34.12	6.06 ± 7.81	NS