gene

VEGF

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0Hypotheses
0Analyses
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50Incoming

Summary

Page for VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor)

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolVEGF
AliasesVascular Endothelial Growth Factor
FunctionVEGF serves multiple physiological functions
Primary Expressionhippocampus, motor cortex, cerebellum, cortex, striatum
PathwaysAkt, Amyloid, Apoptosis, Complement, Epigenetic
UniProt ID[P15692](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P15692)
NCBI Gene ID7422
GeneCardsVEGF
Human Protein AtlasVEGF
Associated DiseasesALS, Aging, Alzheimer, Alzheimer'S Disease
Known Drugs/CompoundsRAPAMYCIN, bevacizumab, levodopa, LEVODOPA, QUERCETIN, rapamycin
InteractionsFGF2, ANGPT1, PDGFRB, VEGFB, BMP2, STAT3
KG Connections1347 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor)

gene · 1035 words

cbs-psp-daily-action-plan

therapeutic · 30834 words

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)

disease · 12907 words

Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS)

disease · 11374 words

Neuroresilience Mechanisms and Evidence

mechanism · 5775 words

Therapeutics

index · 5665 words

Pathway Diagram

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    BMAL1["BMAL1<br/>Circadian Regulator"]
    HIF1A["HIF1A<br/>Hypoxia-Inducible Factor"]
    VEGF["VEGF<br/>Vascular Endothelial<br/>Growth Factor"]
    Angiogenesis["Angiogenesis<br/>Blood Vessel Formation"]
    bevacizumab["Bevacizumab<br/>Anti-VEGF Therapy"]
    
    ALS["ALS<br/>Amyotrophic Lateral<br/>Sclerosis"]
    MS["Multiple Sclerosis<br/>Demyelinating Disease"]
    Alzheimer["Alzheimer's Disease<br/>Neurodegeneration"]
    Dementia["Dementia<br/>Cognitive Decline"]
    TBI["Traumatic Brain Injury<br/>Acute Injury"]
    
    Neuropathy["Neuropathy<br/>Nerve Damage"]
    Inflammation["Inflammation<br/>Immune Response"]
    Cancer["Cancer<br/>Malignancy"]
    
    BMAL1 --|"regulates"|--> VEGF
    HIF1A --|"regulates"|--> VEGF
    VEGF --|"promotes"|--> Angiogenesis
    bevacizumab --|"inhibits"|--> VEGF
    
    VEGF --|"activates"|--> ALS
    VEGF --|"expressed in"|--> MS
    VEGF --|"associated with"|--> Alzheimer
    VEGF --|"associated with"|--> Dementia
    VEGF --|"protective against"|--> TBI
    
    VEGF --|"expressed in"|--> Neuropathy
    VEGF --|"associated with"|--> Inflammation
    VEGF --|"activates"|--> Cancer
    
    Angiogenesis --|"supports"|--> TBI
    Inflammation --|"contributes to"|--> ALS
    Inflammation --|"contributes to"|--> MS
    
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Outgoing (774)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Cancertherapeutic_targetdisease1.00
Tumortherapeutic_targetdisease1.00
CANCERtherapeutic_targetgene1.00
Alstherapeutic_targetdisease1.00
Ischemiaactivatesdisease1.00

Incoming (664)

SourceRelationTypeStr
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEassociated_withdisease1.00
bevacizumabbinds_todrug0.95
BMAL1regulatesgene0.90
Irisinupregulatesprotein0.90
HIF1Aupregulatesgene0.90

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

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Related Papers (0)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

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