Serum apelin as a potential biomarker for infantile hemangiomas
Qiang Chen,
Yunxuan Zhang,
Sili Ni
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundInfantile hemangiomas (IHs) are common benign vascular tumors in infants. Apelin, an endogenous cytokine, is implicated in the angiogenesis of neoplastic diseases. We aimed to explore the association between apelin and IHs, providing a foundation for clinical applications.MethodsWe identified differential expression of apelin in proliferative IHs compared to healthy controls (HCs) through bioinformatics analysis of publicly available databases and verified by Immunofluorescence. Enzyme‐linked immunos… Show more
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