Variables |
smokers
(n=16) |
nonsmokers
(n=14) |
S.VEGF (pg/ml) |
342.04±157.66 |
301.66±23.68 * |
S.bFGF (pg/ml) |
224.67±100.06 |
222.63± 18.28 |
T.VEGF (pg/ mg protein) |
540.07±199.12 |
543.22±195.40 |
T.bFGF (pg/mg protein) |
300.35±88.60 |
299.67±97.20 |
|
| VEGF= vascular endothelial growth factor, bFGF = basic fibroblast growth factor
*p<0.05 |
| Table 2: Serum (S) and tissue (T) levels (mean ± SD) of VEGF, bFGF, in smoker
and nonsmoker patients before treatment. |
