Respiratory Syncytial Virus Stimulation of Vascular Endothelial Cell Growth Factor/Vascular Permeability Factor
Lee C, Yoon H, Zhu Z, Link H, Wang Z, Gwaltney J, Landry M, Elias J. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Stimulation of Vascular Endothelial Cell Growth Factor/Vascular Permeability Factor. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2000, 23: 662-669. PMID: 11062145, DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.23.5.4188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial cell growth factorVEGF/VPFRespiratory syncytial virus stimulationRespiratory syncytial virusAcid isoformNormal human bronchial epithelial cellsEndothelial cell growth factorHuman bronchial epithelial cellsUnstimulated A549 cellsVascular permeability factorBronchial epithelial cellsCell growth factorVEGF messenger RNARSV infectionSyncytial virusVirus stimulationNasal washingsVirus infectionSignificant cell cytotoxicityPotent stimulatorCell cytotoxicityGrowth factorElevated levelsPermeability factorA549 cells