Association of Mast Cell-Derived VEGF and Proteases in Dengue Shock Syndrome

Furuta, Takahisa; Anni E. Murao, Lyre; Thị Phương Lan, Nguyễn; Tien Huy, Nguyen; Thi Que Huong, Vu; Thi Thúy, Trần; Dinh Tham, Vo; Thi Phi Nga, Cao; Thi Ngoc Ha, Tran; Ohmoto, Yasukazu; Kikuchi, Mihoko; Morita, Kouichi; Yasunami, Michio; Hirayama, Kenji; Watanabe, Naohiro

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001505

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Association of Mast Cell-Derived VEGF and Proteases in Dengue Shock Syndrome

Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases • Feb 21, 2012

Authors:

Takahisa Furuta

Lyre Anni E. Murao

Nguyễn Thị Phương Lan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Recent in-vitro studies have suggested that mast cells are involved in Dengue virus infection. To clarify the role of mast cells in the development of clinical Dengue fever, we compared the plasma levels of several mast cell-derived mediators (vascular endothelial cell growth factor [VEG...

Subject

Dengue fever

Chymase

Tryptase

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