血管内皮生长因子与胸腔积液

Vascular endothelial growth factor and pleural effusion formation

血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）是目前已知活性最强、高度特异的血管生长因子。研究表明：VEGF可使血管通透性增加、渗出增多，在促进胸腔积液形成的过程中起重要作用。深入研究VEGF为进一步认识胸腔积液的发病机制及发展新的治疗策略提供了条件。

Vascular endothelial growth factor（VEGF） is one of the cytokines which have best activity and high specificity yet discovered. VEGF can increase vascular permeability and leakage,which are essential to the development of pleural effusions. Further understanding of VEGF will provide insight into pathogenesis of pleural effusion formation and may lead to novel strategies for its therapy.