Does the Association between Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 and Vascular Calcification be Mitigated by Inflammation Markers?
FGF-23 is strongly correlated to various markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in hemodialysis patients. The association between FGF-23 and vascular calcification was mitigated when corrected for inflammation markers.
Since the IGF-IR is a very important growth factor in sustaining the tumor abnormal growth and the VEGF has a crucial role in inducting tumor angiogenesis, our findings indicate that HBx may play an important role in the processes of HCC by activating IGF-IR and VEGF gene expression.