FGF2 and liver disorder: They found that plasma levels of VEGF and bFGF were increased in cirrhotic liver disease patients (122 ± 13 vs. 71 ± 11 pg/mL, p = 0.003, for VEGF; 5.1 ± 0.5 vs. 3.4 ± 0.5 pg/mL, p = 0.022, for bFGF).