Figure 5From: Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from preterm infants with chorioamnionitis inhibits alveolar epithelial repair Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) effects on alveolar epithelial wound repair. Effect of addition of different combinations of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), VEGF (10 pg/ml), and soluble VEGF-receptor 1 (sVEGFr1; 6 ng/ml) (A), or various concentrations of KGF (B) on in vitro alveolar epithelial wound healing. Bars represent mean wound closure + SEM (% of control) of triplicate experiments (*p < 0.05, and **p < 0.01 vs control). No significant differences are present between BALF alone and BALF with any addition. Significant differences between VEGF, and both sVEGFr1 and VEGF + sVEGFr1 are present (both p < .05).Back to article page