The Angio-Fibrotic Switch of VEGF and CTGF in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Esther J. Kuiper; Frans A. Van Nieuwenhoven; Marc D. de Smet; Jan C. van Meurs; Michael W. Tanck; Noelynn Oliver; Ingeborg Klaassen; Cornelis J. F. Van Noorden; Roel Goldschmeding; Reinier O. Schlingemann

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002675

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The Angio-Fibrotic Switch of VEGF and CTGF in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Esther J. Kuiper,

Affiliation Ocular Angiogenesis Group, Departments of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology and Histology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Frans A. Van Nieuwenhoven,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Centre of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Marc D. de Smet,

Affiliation Ocular Angiogenesis Group, Departments of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology and Histology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Jan C. van Meurs,

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Michael W. Tanck,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiological Statistics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Noelynn Oliver,

Affiliation FibroGen Inc, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Ingeborg Klaassen,

Affiliation Ocular Angiogenesis Group, Departments of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology and Histology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Cornelis J. F. Van Noorden,

Affiliation Ocular Angiogenesis Group, Departments of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology and Histology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Roel Goldschmeding,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Centre of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Reinier O. Schlingemann

* E-mail: r.schlingemann@amc.uva.nl

Affiliation Ocular Angiogenesis Group, Departments of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology and Histology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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The Angio-Fibrotic Switch of VEGF and CTGF in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Esther J. Kuiper,
Frans A. Van Nieuwenhoven,
Marc D. de Smet,
Jan C. van Meurs,
Michael W. Tanck,
Noelynn Oliver,
Ingeborg Klaassen,
Cornelis J. F. Van Noorden,
Roel Goldschmeding,
Reinier O. Schlingemann

Published: July 16, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002675

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