Significant induction of the hypoxia-inducible angiogenic pathway involving hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha), HIF-2alpha, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its angiogenic receptor VEGFR-2, as well as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) with its downstream signaling machinery promoting inflammation and cell death, were found in acute-on-chronic ischemia.
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Hypoxia