VEGFA and gonorrhea: VEGF levels were higher in PCs compared to those in PAs, suggesting that VEGF is an important growth factor associated with malignant transformation.[37] Patients with GH- and PRL-secreting PAs treated with octreotide and bromocriptine, respectively, before surgery had a lower level of VEGF than untreated patients.[37] These findings indicated that octreotide and bromocriptine suppress the expression of GH and PRL, and furthermore, we could deduce that overexpression of GH or PRL promotes the expression of VEGF in PCs.