Vascular endothelial growth factor and angiopoietins regulate sinusoidal regeneration and remodeling after partial hepatectomy in rats

Figure 1 Changes in vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), angiopoietin (Ang) and Tie-2 mRNA expressions after 70% hepatectomy. A: Quantification of VEGF mRNA levels after hepatectomy by RT-PCR using a LightCycler (Roche Diagnostics). ^aP<0.05 vs 0 h; B: quantification of Ang-1 (closed circle), Ang-2 (open circle), and Tie-2 (open bar) mRNA levels after hepatectomy by RT-PCR using a LightCycler. ^aP<0.05 vs 0 h, ¹P<0.03 vs 0 h, respectively.