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| Gene Symbol | VEGF |
| Aliases | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| Function | VEGF serves multiple physiological functions |
| Primary Expression | hippocampus, motor cortex, cerebellum, cortex, striatum |
| Pathways | Akt, Amyloid, Apoptosis, Complement, Epigenetic |
| UniProt ID | [P15692](https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P15692) |
| NCBI Gene ID | 7422 |
| GeneCards | VEGF |
| Human Protein Atlas | VEGF |
| Associated Diseases | Aging, Als, Alzheimer, Alzheimer's disease |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | bevacizumab, levodopa, LEVODOPA, QUERCETIN, rapamycin, RAPAMYCIN |
| Interactions | AB, ACHE, AD, AGING, AHR, AKT |
| KG Connections | 1554 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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BMAL1["BMAL1
Circadian Regulator"]
HIF1A["HIF1A
Hypoxia-Inducible Factor"]
VEGF["VEGF
Vascular Endothelial
Growth Factor"]
Angiogenesis["Angiogenesis
Blood Vessel Formation"]
bevacizumab["Bevacizumab
Anti-VEGF Therapy"]
ALS["ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis"]
MS["Multiple Sclerosis
Demyelinating Disease"]
Alzheimer["Alzheimer's Disease
Neurodegeneration"]
Dementia["Dementia
Cognitive Decline"]
TBI["Traumatic Brain Injury
Acute Injury"]
Neuropathy["Neuropathy
Nerve Damage"]
Inflammation["Inflammation
Immune Response"]
Cancer["Cancer
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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style Neuropathy fill:#5d4400| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 1.00 |
| Tumor | therapeutic_target | disease | 1.00 |
| CANCER | therapeutic_target | gene | 1.00 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 1.00 |
| Ischemia | activates | disease | 1.00 |
| Angiogenesis | activates | pathway | 1.00 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.95 |
| neovascularization | activates | process | 0.91 |
| VASCULAR PERMEABILITY | regulates | biological_process | 0.90 |
| colorectal cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.90 |
| Vascular Remodelling | involved_in | process | 0.90 |
| endothelial cells | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.90 |
| POEMS Syndrome | involved_in | disease | 0.90 |
| AKT | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.90 |
| Mtor | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.90 |
| Angiogenesis | inhibits | entity | 0.90 |
| MTOR | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.90 |
| Angiogenesis | associated_with | process | 0.85 |
| Cognitive Function | involved_in | phenotype | 0.85 |
| Breast Cancer | biomarker_for | disease | 0.85 |
| Cancer | inhibits | disease | 0.85 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.85 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.85 |
| Glymphatic Transport | regulates | process | 0.85 |
| Tumor | inhibits | disease | 0.85 |
| Colorectal Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.85 |
| ERK | activates | protein | 0.82 |
| Methamphetamine Toxicity | involved_in | mechanism | 0.82 |
| unfolded protein response | participates_in | pathway | 0.80 |
| PI3K | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| endothelial cells | associated_with | cell_type | 0.80 |
| blood-brain barrier | participates_in | pathway | 0.80 |
| ALS | biomarker_for | disease | 0.80 |
| IPF | inhibits | disease | 0.80 |
| APOE4 | reverses | protein | 0.80 |
| Tumor Progression | involved_in | process | 0.80 |
| oxidative stress response | participates_in | pathway | 0.80 |
| endothelial cells | regulates | cell_type | 0.80 |
| Crow-Fukase syndrome | biomarker_for | disease | 0.80 |
| TNF-Α | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| Drug Resistance | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.80 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| Wnt | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.80 |
| Angiogenesis | regulates | entity | 0.80 |
| CANCER | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| Mapk | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.80 |
| Mapk | activates | pathway | 0.80 |
| Angiogenesis | therapeutic_target | pathway | 0.80 |
| CANCER | inhibits | gene | 0.80 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | associated_with | disease | 1.00 |
| bevacizumab | binds_to | drug | 0.95 |
| Irisin | upregulates | protein | 0.90 |
| Hu-Loaded Exosomes | downregulates | compound | 0.90 |
| BMAL1 | regulates | gene | 0.90 |
| HIF1A | upregulates | gene | 0.90 |
| PI3K | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.90 |
| Hypoxia Response Elements | regulates | mechanism | 0.85 |
| HIF-1 | upregulates | protein | 0.85 |
| SRPK1 | upregulates | protein | 0.85 |
| TEK | phosphorylates | protein | 0.80 |
| APOE4 | regulates | protein | 0.80 |
| HIF1A | regulates | gene | 0.80 |
| Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | upregulates | drug | 0.80 |
| ENDOTHELIAL CELLS | regulates | cell_type | 0.80 |
| aerobic exercise | activates | process | 0.80 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| TNF | activates | gene | 0.80 |
| TNF | associated_with | gene | 0.74 |
| MMP2 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| HIF1A | targets | gene | 0.70 |
| NEURONS | protects_against | cell_type | 0.70 |
| ENDOTHELIAL | expresses | cell_type | 0.70 |
| ENDOTHELIAL | enhances | cell_type | 0.70 |
| PARP1 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| ASTROCYTE | protects_against | cell_type | 0.70 |
| MMP9 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| BACE1 | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| ASTROCYTE | expresses | cell_type | 0.70 |
| ULK1 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| ACHE | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| CAT | targets | gene | 0.70 |
| HIF1A | inhibits | gene | 0.70 |
| NLRP3 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| DBH | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| SOD1 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| ATG7 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| TNF | transports | gene | 0.70 |
| RAGE | regulates | gene | 0.70 |
| BDNF | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| PDGF | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| ATG5 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| TAU | biomarker_for | gene | 0.70 |
| GASDERMIN | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| NFKB | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| STING | disrupts | gene | 0.70 |
| BECN1 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| SQSTM1 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| TFEB | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| ENDOTHELIAL | associated_with | cell_type | 0.70 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebral VSMC foam cells induce pericyte detachment via PDGF | 0.473 | neurodegeneration | How does P2RY12-mediated VSMC dysfunctio |
| Moderate hyperoxia (1.5-2.0 ATA) optimally stabilizes HIF-1α | 0.470 | neurodegeneration | What are the optimal oxygen pressure, du |
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
| Experiment | Type | Disease | Score | Feasibility | Model | Status | Est. Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
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Multi-agent debates referencing this entity
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Hypotheses and analyses mentioning VEGF in their description or question text
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