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Vascular endothelial growth factor
Pathway / Endothelial activation & erosion

Vascular endothelial growth factor

VEGFAprotein

VEGF promotes endothelial repair, angiogenesis and endothelial progenitor cell mobilization following myocardial injury and revascularization therapy.

Pathway placement
Cascade stepEndothelial activation & erosion
Confidencemedium
RationaleEndothelial repair and angiogenesis factor; mobilizes endothelial progenitor cells; mediates post-MI vascular recovery.
Also acts inVascular inflammation, Systemic / off-pathway
Druggability
DruggableYes
Known drugs / candidates14
Small-molecule tractableYes
Antibody tractableYes
EnsemblENSG00000112715

Type I vs non-Type I discrimination

ScoresNon-Type-I-associated
R — rupture / Type-I
—
C — non-Type-I
61
A — assay feasibility
72
E — evidence strength
50
T1DI (composite)
10
Specificity differential (R−C)-46.1
Non-Type-I axis panel
Does this marker also move in each non-Type-I setting? mag 0–3; higher means less Type-I-specific. n/a = no evidence retrieved, which is not the same as no change.
2sepsis / systemic inflammationn/a
2anemia / acute blood lossn/a
2hypovolemia / dehydrationmag 2
2tachyarrhythmian/a
2hypoxemia / respiratory failuremag 2
2hypertensive emergencyn/a
2high-demand / peri-operative stressmag 2
3sudden cardiac deathn/a
4aPCI-related periproceduralmag 2
4bstent thrombosisn/a
4cin-stent restenosismag 1
5CABG-relatedmag 2
Coverage: 6/12 axes with evidence
Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 8 supporting references. See the discrimination table for all markers.

Assay & specimen

Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists
Reagent / substrate
Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)
Platform
ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)

Literature evidence(20)

Clinical trials(1)