Association of Mast Cell-Derived VEGF and Proteases in Dengue Shock Syndrome
Figure 2
Plasma levels of VEGF, sVEGFRs, tryptase, and chymase in Dengue patients during the admission period.
Plasma levels of VEGF, sVEGFR-1 and -2, tryptase, and chymase were examined for Dengue patients with DHF (A) and DSS (B) by ELISA. VEGF in DHF *p<0.01 (day 4 versus day 0 and 2) and DSS *p<0.01 (day 2 and 4 versus day 0), sVEGFR-1 in DSS *p<0.01 (day 2 and 4 versus day 0), sVEGFR-2 in DHF *p<0.01 (day 4 versus day 0 and 2) and DSS *p<0.01 (day 4 versus day 0 and 2), tryptase in DHF *p<0.01 (day 4 versus day 0 and 2) and DSS *p<0.01 (day 4 versus day 0 and 2), chymase in DSS *p<0.01 (day 4 versus day 0 and 2). Results are representative of two independent experiments.