DNA sequence variation in the promoter region of the VEGF gene impacts VEGF gene expression and maximal oxygen consumption.
AuthorsPrior SJ, Hagberg JM, Paton CM, Douglass LW, Brown MD, McLenithan JC, Roth SM,
JournalAm J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
PubMed ID16339827
'In its role as an endothelial cell proliferation and migration factor, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) can affect peripheral circulation, and therefore impact maximal oxygen consumption (Vo2max). Because of the role of VEGF, and because variation in the VEGF gene has the ability to alter VEGF gene expression and VEGF ... More
First occurrence of an Escherichia coli clinical isolate producing the VIM-1/VIM-2 hybrid metallo-beta-lactamase VIM-12.
AuthorsIkonomidis A, Labrou M, Afkou Z, Maniatis AN, Sofianou D, Tsakris A, Pournaras S,