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Elevated VEGF levels contribute to the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis.
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ABSTRACT: Background
The aim of our meta-analysis is to understand the relationship between the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis and the expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in multiple disease tissues in osteoarthritis patients.Methods
The following electronic databases were searched, without language restrictions, to retrieve published studies relevant to VEGF and osteoarthritis: MEDLINE (1966?~?2013), the Cochrane Library Database (Issue 12, 2013), EMBASE (1980?~?2013), CINAHL (1982?~?2013), Web of Science (1945?~?2013) and the Chinese Biomedical Database (CBM) (1982?~?2013). Meta-analysis of the extracted data was performed using the STATA statistical software. Standardized mean difference (SMD) with its corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was calculated.Results
A total of 11 case-control studies, containing 302 osteoarthritis patients and 195 healthy controls, met our selection criteria for this meta-analysis. Our analyses of the data available from multiple disease tissues demonstrate that VEGF expression levels in osteoarthritis patients are significantly higher than healthy controls (SMD?=?1.18, 95% CI: 4.91?~?9.11, P??0.05).Conclusion
Our meta-analysis provides evidence that higher VEGF expression levels strongly correlate with the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis.
SUBMITTER: Yuan Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4391471 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Elevated VEGF levels contribute to the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders 20141217
<h4>Background</h4>The aim of our meta-analysis is to understand the relationship between the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis and the expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in multiple disease tissues in osteoarthritis patients.<h4>Methods</h4>The following electronic databases were searched, without language restrictions, to retrieve published studies relevant to VEGF and osteoarthritis: MEDLINE (1966 ~ 2013), the Cochrane Library Database (Issue 12, 2013), EMBASE (1980 ~ ...[more]