Vascular endothelial growth factor and transforming growth factor β in hypertrophic adenoids in children suffering from otitis media with effusion.
CONCLUSIONS: The changes in the levels of VEGF-A and TGF-β may indicate bacterial pathogen as one of the causes of exudative otitis media in children. Determination of VEGF-A and TGF-β could be used as additional and objective tests to confirm the clinical diagnosis.
PMID: 32438279 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cytokine - Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Zelazowska-Rutkowska B, Skotnicka B, Cylwik B Tags: Cytokine Source Type: research
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