VEGFA and pelvic inflammatory disease: As shown in Figure 4, the key target proteins for the SC and PS against pelvic inflammatory disease with dampness-heat stasis syndrome included vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), von willebrand factor (VWF), interleukin 6 (IL6), tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and nuclear transcription factor 1 (NFκB1).