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Table 2 Factors involved in the bronchial vasculature remodelling in asthma and COPD

From: The role of the bronchial microvasculature in the airway remodelling in asthma and COPD

Angiogenesis

Vasodilatation

Permeability

VEGF

VEGF

VEGF

FGF

Histamine

Histamine

TGFβ

Heparine

Adenosin

HGF

Tryptase

Bradychinin

HIF

NO

Ang-1, Ang-2

Ang-1

TGFα, TGFβ

SP

Histamine

FGF

CGRP

PGD2

EGF

LTB4, LTC4, LTD4

PGI2

IL-4

PAF

LTC2

TNFα

ET-1

PAF

LTC4

TNFα

SP

PGD2

ECP

VIP

  

IL-8, IL-13

  

TNFα

  

NKA

  

Angiogenin

  

MMPs

  

IGF-1

  

Chymase

  

VCAM-1

  

E-selectin

  

αvβ3

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