Angiogenesis inducing agents. Medical search

A pathologic process consisting of the proliferation of blood vessels in abnormal tissues or in abnormal positions.

Agents and endogenous substances that antagonize or inhibit the development of new blood vessels.

The development of new BLOOD VESSELS during the restoration of BLOOD CIRCULATION during the healing process.

Agents that induce or stimulate PHYSIOLOGIC ANGIOGENESIS or PATHOLOGIC ANGIOGENESIS.

The original member of the family of endothelial cell growth factors referred to as VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS. Vascular endothelial growth factor-A was originally isolated from tumor cells and referred to as "tumor angiogenesis factor" and "vascular permeability factor". Although expressed at high levels in certain tumor-derived cells it is produced by a wide variety of cell types. In addition to stimulating vascular growth and vascular permeability it may play a role in stimulating VASODILATION via NITRIC OXIDE-dependent pathways. Alternative splicing of the mRNA for vascular endothelial growth factor A results in several isoforms of the protein being produced.

Highly specialized EPITHELIAL CELLS that line the HEART; BLOOD VESSELS; and lymph vessels, forming the ENDOTHELIUM. They are polygonal in shape and joined together by TIGHT JUNCTIONS. The tight junctions allow for variable permeability to specific macromolecules that are transported across the endothelial layer.

A family of angiogenic proteins that are closely-related to VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A. They play an important role in the growth and differentiation of vascular as well as lymphatic endothelial cells.

These growth factors are soluble mitogens secreted by a variety of organs. The factors are a mixture of two single chain polypeptides which have affinity to heparin. Their molecular weight are organ and species dependent. They have mitogenic and chemotactic effects and can stimulate endothelial cells to grow and synthesize DNA. The factors are related to both the basic and acidic FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS but have different amino acid sequences.

Single pavement layer of cells which line the luminal surface of the entire vascular system and regulate the transport of macromolecules and blood components.

A 200-230-kDa tyrosine kinase receptor for vascular endothelial growth factors found primarily in endothelial and hematopoietic cells and their precursors. VEGFR-2 is important for vascular and hematopoietic development, and mediates almost all endothelial cell responses to VEGF.

Soluble protein factors generated by activated lymphocytes that affect other cells, primarily those involved in cellular immunity.

Intercellular signaling peptides and proteins that regulate the proliferation of new blood vessels under normal physiological conditions (ANGIOGENESIS, PHYSIOLOGICAL). Aberrant expression of angiogenic proteins during disease states such as tumorigenesis can also result in PATHOLOGICAL ANGIOGENESIS.

Agents that modulate the PHYSIOLOGIC ANGIOGENESIS process. This is accomplished by endogenous ANGIOGENIC PROTEINS and a variety of other chemicals and pharmaceutical agents.

Endothelial cells that line venous vessels of the UMBILICAL CORD.

The movement of cells from one location to another. Distinguish from CYTOKINESIS which is the process of dividing the CYTOPLASM of a cell.

A highly vascularized extra-embryonic membrane, formed by the fusion of the CHORION and the ALLANTOIS. It is mostly found in BIRDS and REPTILES. It serves as a model for studying tumor or cell biology, such as angiogenesis and TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION.

The minute vessels that connect the arterioles and venules.

A single-chain polypeptide growth factor that plays a significant role in the process of WOUND HEALING and is a potent inducer of PHYSIOLOGIC ANGIOGENESIS. Several different forms of the human protein exist ranging from 18-24 kDa in size due to the use of alternative start sites within the fgf-2 gene. It has a 55 percent amino acid residue identity to FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 1 and has potent heparin-binding activity. The growth factor is an extremely potent inducer of DNA synthesis in a variety of cell types from mesoderm and neuroectoderm lineages. It was originally named basic fibroblast growth factor based upon its chemical properties and to distinguish it from acidic fibroblast growth factor (FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 1).

Mutant mice homozygous for the recessive gene "nude" which fail to develop a thymus. They are useful in tumor studies and studies on immune responses.

Any of the tubular vessels conveying the blood (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins).

An extra-embryonic membranous sac derived from the YOLK SAC of REPTILES; BIRDS; and MAMMALS. It lies between two other extra-embryonic membranes, the AMNION and the CHORION. The allantois serves to store urinary wastes and mediate exchange of gas and nutrients for the developing embryo.

Cell adhesion molecules present on virtually all monocytes, platelets, and granulocytes. CD31 is highly expressed on endothelial cells and concentrated at the junctions between them.

All of the processes involved in increasing CELL NUMBER including CELL DIVISION.

A family of closely related RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES that bind vascular endothelial growth factors. They share a cluster of seven extracellular Ig-like domains which are important for ligand binding. They are highly expressed in vascular endothelial cells and are critical for the physiological and pathological growth, development and maintenance of blood and lymphatic vessels.

New blood vessels originating from the corneal veins and extending from the limbus into the adjacent CORNEAL STROMA. Neovascularization in the superficial and/or deep corneal stroma is a sequel to numerous inflammatory diseases of the ocular anterior segment, such as TRACHOMA, viral interstitial KERATITIS, microbial KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, and the immune response elicited by CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION.

An angiopoietin that is closely related to ANGIOPOIETIN-1. It binds to the TIE-2 RECEPTOR without receptor stimulation and antagonizes the effect of ANGIOPOIETIN-1. However its antagonistic effect may be limited to cell receptors that occur within the vasculature. Angiopoietin-2 may therefore play a role in down-regulation of BLOOD VESSEL branching and sprouting.

The first to be discovered member of the angiopoietin family. It may play a role in increasing the sprouting and branching of BLOOD VESSELS. Angiopoietin-1 specifically binds to and stimulates the TIE-2 RECEPTOR. Several isoforms of angiopoietin-1 occur due to ALTERNATIVE SPLICING of its mRNA.

Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others.

A hypoperfusion of the BLOOD through an organ or tissue caused by a PATHOLOGIC CONSTRICTION or obstruction of its BLOOD VESSELS, or an absence of BLOOD CIRCULATION.

An extracellular matrix glycoprotein from platelets and a variety of normal and transformed cells of both mesenchymal and epithelial origin. Thrombospondin-1 is believed to play a role in cell migration and proliferation, during embryogenesis and wound repair. Also, it has been studied for its use as a potential regulator of tumor growth and metastasis.

Venous vessels in the umbilical cord. They carry oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the mother to the FETUS via the PLACENTA. In humans, there is normally one umbilical vein.

A TIE receptor tyrosine kinase that is found almost exclusively on ENDOTHELIAL CELLS. It is required for both normal embryonic vascular development (NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC) and tumor angiogenesis (NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC).

The intracellular transfer of information (biological activation/inhibition) through a signal pathway. In each signal transduction system, an activation/inhibition signal from a biologically active molecule (hormone, neurotransmitter) is mediated via the coupling of a receptor/enzyme to a second messenger system or to an ion channel. Signal transduction plays an important role in activating cellular functions, cell differentiation, and cell proliferation. Examples of signal transduction systems are the GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID-postsynaptic receptor-calcium ion channel system, the receptor-mediated T-cell activation pathway, and the receptor-mediated activation of phospholipases. Those coupled to membrane depolarization or intracellular release of calcium include the receptor-mediated activation of cytotoxic functions in granulocytes and the synaptic potentiation of protein kinase activation. Some signal transduction pathways may be part of larger signal transduction pathways; for example, protein kinase activation is part of the platelet activation signal pathway.

A cell line derived from cultured tumor cells.

The outermost extra-embryonic membrane surrounding the developing embryo. In REPTILES and BIRDS, it adheres to the shell and allows exchange of gases between the egg and its environment. In MAMMALS, the chorion evolves into the fetal contribution of the PLACENTA.

Either of two extremities of four-footed non-primate land animals. It usually consists of a FEMUR; TIBIA; and FIBULA; tarsals; METATARSALS; and TOES. (From Storer et al., General Zoology, 6th ed, p73)

The finer blood vessels of the vasculature that are generally less than 100 microns in internal diameter.

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1, alpha subunit is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor that is regulated by OXYGEN availability and is targeted for degradation by VHL TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN.

New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms.

A 180-kDa VEGF receptor found primarily in endothelial cells that is essential for vasculogenesis and vascular maintenance. It is also known as Flt-1 (fms-like tyrosine kinase receptor-1). A soluble, alternatively spliced isoform of the receptor may serve as a binding protein that regulates the availability of various ligands for VEGF receptor binding and signal transduction.

Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents.

Angiostatic proteins that are formed from proteolytic cleavage of COLLAGEN TYPE XVIII.

The circulation of the BLOOD through the MICROVASCULAR NETWORK.

An integrin that binds to a variety of plasma and extracellular matrix proteins containing the conserved RGD amino acid sequence and modulates cell adhesion. Integrin alphavbeta3 is highly expressed in OSTEOCLASTS where it may play role in BONE RESORPTION. It is also abundant in vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells, and in some tumor cells, where it is involved in angiogenesis and cell migration. Although often referred to as the vitronectin receptor there is more than one receptor for vitronectin (RECEPTORS, VITRONECTIN).

Experimental transplantation of neoplasms in laboratory animals for research purposes.

Formation of new blood vessels originating from the retinal veins and extending along the inner (vitreal) surface of the retina.

Regulatory proteins and peptides that are signaling molecules involved in the process of PARACRINE COMMUNICATION. They are generally considered factors that are expressed by one cell and are responded to by receptors on another nearby cell. They are distinguished from HORMONES in that their actions are local rather than distal.

Large, noncollagenous glycoprotein with antigenic properties. It is localized in the basement membrane lamina lucida and functions to bind epithelial cells to the basement membrane. Evidence suggests that the protein plays a role in tumor invasion.

The fission of a CELL. It includes CYTOKINESIS, when the CYTOPLASM of a cell is divided, and CELL NUCLEUS DIVISION.

A carcinoma discovered by Dr. Margaret R. Lewis of the Wistar Institute in 1951. This tumor originated spontaneously as a carcinoma of the lung of a C57BL mouse. The tumor does not appear to be grossly hemorrhagic and the majority of the tumor tissue is a semifirm homogeneous mass. (From Cancer Chemother Rep 2 1972 Nov;(3)1:325) It is also called 3LL and LLC and is used as a transplantable malignancy.

Single preparations containing two or more active agents, for the purpose of their concurrent administration as a fixed dose mixture.

Naturally occurring or experimentally induced animal diseases with pathological processes sufficiently similar to those of human diseases. They are used as study models for human diseases.

Restoration of integrity to traumatized tissue.

In vivo methods of screening investigative anticancer drugs, biologic response modifiers or radiotherapies. Human tumor tissue or cells are transplanted into mice or rats followed by tumor treatment regimens. A variety of outcomes are monitored to assess antitumor effectiveness.

RNA sequences that serve as templates for protein synthesis. Bacterial mRNAs are generally primary transcripts in that they do not require post-transcriptional processing. Eukaryotic mRNA is synthesized in the nucleus and must be exported to the cytoplasm for translation. Most eukaryotic mRNAs have a sequence of polyadenylic acid at the 3' end, referred to as the poly(A) tail. The function of this tail is not known for certain, but it may play a role in the export of mature mRNA from the nucleus as well as in helping stabilize some mRNA molecules by retarding their degradation in the cytoplasm.

The developmental entity of a fertilized chicken egg (ZYGOTE). The developmental process begins about 24 h before the egg is laid at the BLASTODISC, a small whitish spot on the surface of the EGG YOLK. After 21 days of incubation, the embryo is fully developed before hatching.

Six-carbon alicyclic hydrocarbons.

Circulating 38-kDa proteins that are internal peptide fragments of PLASMINOGEN. The name derives from the fact that they are potent ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS. Angiostatins contain four KRINGLE DOMAINS which are associated with their potent angiostatic activity.

Unique slender cells with multiple processes extending along the capillary vessel axis and encircling the vascular wall, also called mural cells. Pericytes are imbedded in the BASEMENT MEMBRANE shared with the ENDOTHELIAL CELLS of the vessel. Pericytes are important in maintaining vessel integrity, angiogenesis, and vascular remodeling.

A polypeptide substance comprising about one third of the total protein in mammalian organisms. It is the main constituent of SKIN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; and the organic substance of bones (BONE AND BONES) and teeth (TOOTH).

Transplantation between animals of different species.

Glycoproteins which have a very high polysaccharide content.

Cell surface receptors that bind growth or trophic factors with high affinity, triggering intracellular responses which influence the growth, differentiation, or survival of cells.

One of the mechanisms by which CELL DEATH occurs (compare with NECROSIS and AUTOPHAGOCYTOSIS). Apoptosis is the mechanism responsible for the physiological deletion of cells and appears to be intrinsically programmed. It is characterized by distinctive morphologic changes in the nucleus and cytoplasm, chromatin cleavage at regularly spaced sites, and the endonucleolytic cleavage of genomic DNA; (DNA FRAGMENTATION); at internucleosomal sites. This mode of cell death serves as a balance to mitosis in regulating the size of animal tissues and in mediating pathologic processes associated with tumor growth.

A variation of the PCR technique in which cDNA is made from RNA via reverse transcription. The resultant cDNA is then amplified using standard PCR protocols.

A condition of decreased oxygen content at the cellular level.

The blood vessels which supply and drain the RETINA.

Identification of proteins or peptides that have been electrophoretically separated by blot transferring from the electrophoresis gel to strips of nitrocellulose paper, followed by labeling with antibody probes.

Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the differential control of gene action in neoplastic tissue.

Strains of mice in which certain GENES of their GENOMES have been disrupted, or "knocked-out". To produce knockouts, using RECOMBINANT DNA technology, the normal DNA sequence of the gene being studied is altered to prevent synthesis of a normal gene product. Cloned cells in which this DNA alteration is successful are then injected into mouse EMBRYOS to produce chimeric mice. The chimeric mice are then bred to yield a strain in which all the cells of the mouse contain the disrupted gene. Knockout mice are used as EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL MODELS for diseases (DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL) and to clarify the functions of the genes.

The formation of LYMPHATIC VESSELS.

A family of structurally-related angiogenic proteins of approximately 70 kDa in size. They have high specificity for members of the TIE RECEPTOR FAMILY.

Experimentally induced new abnormal growth of TISSUES in animals to provide models for studying human neoplasms.

A positive regulatory effect on physiological processes at the molecular, cellular, or systemic level. At the molecular level, the major regulatory sites include membrane receptors, genes (GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION), mRNAs (RNA, MESSENGER), and proteins.

A class of cellular receptors that have an intrinsic PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASE activity.

Mice homozygous for the mutant autosomal recessive gene "scid" which is located on the centromeric end of chromosome 16. These mice lack mature, functional lymphocytes and are thus highly susceptible to lethal opportunistic infections if not chronically treated with antibiotics. The lack of B- and T-cell immunity resembles severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) syndrome in human infants. SCID mice are useful as animal models since they are receptive to implantation of a human immune system producing SCID-human (SCID-hu) hematochimeric mice.

Proteins that specifically inhibit the growth of new blood vessels (ANGIOGENESIS, PHYSIOLOGIC).

The transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye consisting of five layers: stratified squamous CORNEAL EPITHELIUM; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CORNEAL STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; and mesenchymal CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM. It serves as the first refracting medium of the eye. It is structurally continuous with the SCLERA, avascular, receiving its nourishment by permeation through spaces between the lamellae, and is innervated by the ophthalmic division of the TRIGEMINAL NERVE via the ciliary nerves and those of the surrounding conjunctiva which together form plexuses. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)

A secreted endopeptidase homologous with INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE, but which possesses an additional fibronectin-like domain.

Ability of neoplasms to infiltrate and actively destroy surrounding tissue.

Cells grown in vitro from neoplastic tissue. If they can be established as a TUMOR CELL LINE, they can be propagated in cell culture indefinitely.

An endopeptidase that is structurally similar to MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2. It degrades GELATIN types I and V; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; and COLLAGEN TYPE V.

Culture media containing biologically active components obtained from previously cultured cells or tissues that have released into the media substances affecting certain cell functions (e.g., growth, lysis).

The transfer of a neoplasm from one organ or part of the body to another remote from the primary site.

Substances that inhibit or prevent the proliferation of NEOPLASMS.

A protein-serine-threonine kinase that is activated by PHOSPHORYLATION in response to GROWTH FACTORS or INSULIN. It plays a major role in cell metabolism, growth, and survival as a core component of SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION. Three isoforms have been described in mammalian cells.

Small double-stranded, non-protein coding RNAs (21-31 nucleotides) involved in GENE SILENCING functions, especially RNA INTERFERENCE (RNAi). Endogenously, siRNAs are generated from dsRNAs (RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED) by the same ribonuclease, Dicer, that generates miRNAs (MICRORNAS). The perfect match of the siRNAs' antisense strand to their target RNAs mediates RNAi by siRNA-guided RNA cleavage. siRNAs fall into different classes including trans-acting siRNA (tasiRNA), repeat-associated RNA (rasiRNA), small-scan RNA (scnRNA), and Piwi protein-interacting RNA (piRNA) and have different specific gene silencing functions.

A family of related, adhesive glycoproteins which are synthesized, secreted, and incorporated into the extracellular matrix of a variety of cells, including alpha granules of platelets following thrombin activation and endothelial cells. They interact with a number of BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS and anticoagulant factors. Five distinct forms have been identified, thrombospondin 1, -2, -3, -4, and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP). They are involved in cell adhesion, platelet aggregation, cell proliferation, angiogenesis, tumor metastasis, VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE growth, and tissue repair.

Relatively complete absence of oxygen in one or more tissues.

A basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor that plays a role in APOPTOSIS. It is composed of two subunits: ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR NUCLEAR TRANSLOCATOR and HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT.

A non-fibrillar collagen found in BASEMENT MEMBRANE. The C-terminal end of the alpha1 chain of collagen type XVIII contains the ENDOSTATIN peptide, which can be released by proteolytic cleavage.

Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.

The uptake of naked or purified DNA by CELLS, usually meaning the process as it occurs in eukaryotic cells. It is analogous to bacterial transformation (TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL) and both are routinely employed in GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES.

The property of blood capillary ENDOTHELIUM that allows for the selective exchange of substances between the blood and surrounding tissues and through membranous barriers such as the BLOOD-AIR BARRIER; BLOOD-AQUEOUS BARRIER; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD-NERVE BARRIER; BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER; and BLOOD-TESTIS BARRIER. Small lipid-soluble molecules such as carbon dioxide and oxygen move freely by diffusion. Water and water-soluble molecules cannot pass through the endothelial walls and are dependent on microscopic pores. These pores show narrow areas (TIGHT JUNCTIONS) which may limit large molecule movement.

Techniques and strategies which include the use of coding sequences and other conventional or radical means to transform or modify cells for the purpose of treating or reversing disease conditions.

The introduction of a phosphoryl group into a compound through the formation of an ester bond between the compound and a phosphorus moiety.

Laboratory mice that have been produced from a genetically manipulated EGG or EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN.

Adherence of cells to surfaces or to other cells.

Experimentally induced tumor that produces MELANIN in animals to provide a model for studying human MELANOMA.

Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the differential control (induction or repression) of gene action at the level of transcription or translation.

An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of 2-deoxy-D-ribose from THYMIDINE to orthophosphate, thereby liberating thymidine.

Compounds that inhibit the enzyme activity or activation of MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES.

Dimeric cell surface receptor involved in angiogenesis (NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL) and axonal guidance. Neuropilin-1 is a 140-kDa transmembrane protein that binds CLASS 3 SEMAPHORINS, and several other growth factors. Neuropilin-1 forms complexes with plexins or VEGF RECEPTORS, and binding affinity and specificity are determined by the composition of the neuropilin dimer and the identity of other receptors complexed with it. Neuropilin-1 is expressed in distinct patterns during neural development, complementary to those described for NEUROPILIN-2.

The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug.

Processes required for CELL ENLARGEMENT and CELL PROLIFERATION.

Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of biological processes or diseases. For disease models in living animals, DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL is available. Biological models include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment.

A vascular connective tissue formed on the surface of a healing wound, ulcer, or inflamed tissue. It consists of new capillaries and an infiltrate containing lymphoid cells, macrophages, and plasma cells.

The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.

Established cell cultures that have the potential to propagate indefinitely.

A negative regulatory effect on physiological processes at the molecular, cellular, or systemic level. At the molecular level, the major regulatory sites include membrane receptors, genes (GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION), mRNAs (RNA, MESSENGER), and proteins.

Cellular signaling in which a factor secreted by a cell affects other cells in the local environment. This term is often used to denote the action of INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS on surrounding cells.

The phenotypic manifestation of a gene or genes by the processes of GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION and GENETIC TRANSLATION.

The worsening of a disease over time. This concept is most often used for chronic and incurable diseases where the stage of the disease is an important determinant of therapy and prognosis.

Relatively undifferentiated cells that retain the ability to divide and proliferate throughout postnatal life to provide progenitor cells that can differentiate into specialized cells.

A family of zinc-dependent metalloendopeptidases that is involved in the degradation of EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX components.

The span of viability of a cell characterized by the capacity to perform certain functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, some form of responsiveness, and adaptability.

The main trunk of the systemic arteries.

The movement of cells or organisms toward or away from a substance in response to its concentration gradient.

Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor.

Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology.

An exotic species of the family CYPRINIDAE, originally from Asia, that has been introduced in North America. They are used in embryological studies and to study the effects of certain chemicals on development.

A CALCIUM-dependent, constitutively-expressed form of nitric oxide synthase found primarily in ENDOTHELIAL CELLS.

An immunoassay utilizing an antibody labeled with an enzyme marker such as horseradish peroxidase. While either the enzyme or the antibody is bound to an immunosorbent substrate, they both retain their biologic activity; the change in enzyme activity as a result of the enzyme-antibody-antigen reaction is proportional to the concentration of the antigen and can be measured spectrophotometrically or with the naked eye. Many variations of the method have been developed.

Benign and malignant central nervous system neoplasms derived from glial cells (i.e., astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and ependymocytes). Astrocytes may give rise to astrocytomas (ASTROCYTOMA) or glioblastoma multiforme (see GLIOBLASTOMA). Oligodendrocytes give rise to oligodendrogliomas (OLIGODENDROGLIOMA) and ependymocytes may undergo transformation to become EPENDYMOMA; CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS; or colloid cysts of the third ventricle. (From Escourolle et al., Manual of Basic Neuropathology, 2nd ed, p21)

Tumors or cancer of the LUNG.

Proteins produced by organs of the mother or the PLACENTA during PREGNANCY. These proteins may be pregnancy-specific (present only during pregnancy) or pregnancy-associated (present during pregnancy or under other conditions such as hormone therapy or certain malignancies.)

Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.

A member of the CXC chemokine family that plays a role in the regulation of the acute inflammatory response. It is secreted by variety of cell types and induces CHEMOTAXIS of NEUTROPHILS and other inflammatory cells.

The total amount (cell number, weight, size or volume) of tumor cells or tissue in the body.

A vascular endothelial growth factor expressed in a variety of tissues. It binds with high specificity to VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1 and NEUROPILIN-1.

A vascular endothelial growth factor that specifically binds to VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2 and VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-3. In addition to being an angiogenic factor it can act on LYMPHATIC VESSELS to stimulate LYMPHANGIOGENESIS. It is similar in structure to VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR D in that they both contain N- and C-terminal extensions that were not found in other VEGF family members.

Neoplasms of the intracranial components of the central nervous system, including the cerebral hemispheres, basal ganglia, hypothalamus, thalamus, brain stem, and cerebellum. Brain neoplasms are subdivided into primary (originating from brain tissue) and secondary (i.e., metastatic) forms. Primary neoplasms are subdivided into benign and malignant forms. In general, brain tumors may also be classified by age of onset, histologic type, or presenting location in the brain.

A meshwork-like substance found within the extracellular space and in association with the basement membrane of the cell surface. It promotes cellular proliferation and provides a supporting structure to which cells or cell lysates in culture dishes adhere.

Immunologic techniques based on the use of: (1) enzyme-antibody conjugates; (2) enzyme-antigen conjugates; (3) antienzyme antibody followed by its homologous enzyme; or (4) enzyme-antienzyme complexes. These are used histologically for visualizing or labeling tissue specimens.

A malignant form of astrocytoma histologically characterized by pleomorphism of cells, nuclear atypia, microhemorrhage, and necrosis. They may arise in any region of the central nervous system, with a predilection for the cerebral hemispheres, basal ganglia, and commissural pathways. Clinical presentation most frequently occurs in the fifth or sixth decade of life with focal neurologic signs or seizures.

A layer of epithelium that lines the heart, blood vessels (ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR), lymph vessels (ENDOTHELIUM, LYMPHATIC), and the serous cavities of the body.

An inducibly-expressed subtype of prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase. It plays an important role in many cellular processes and INFLAMMATION. It is the target of COX2 INHIBITORS.

A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function.

Gauze material used to absorb body fluids during surgery. Referred to as GOSSYPIBOMA if accidentally retained in the body following surgery.

A strain of albino rat used widely for experimental purposes because of its calmness and ease of handling. It was developed by the Sprague-Dawley Animal Company.

Receptors such as INTEGRIN ALPHAVBETA3 that bind VITRONECTIN with high affinity and play a role in cell migration. They also bind FIBRINOGEN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; osteopontin; and THROMBOSPONDINS.

Maintenance of blood flow to an organ despite obstruction of a principal vessel. Blood flow is maintained through small vessels.

Compounds or agents that combine with an enzyme in such a manner as to prevent the normal substrate-enzyme combination and the catalytic reaction.

An enzyme that catalyzes the endonucleolytic cleavage of pancreatic ribonucleic acids to 3'-phosphomono- and oligonucleotides ending in cytidylic or uridylic acids with 2',3'-cyclic phosphate intermediates. EC 3.1.27.5.

Cell surface proteins that bind signalling molecules external to the cell with high affinity and convert this extracellular event into one or more intracellular signals that alter the behavior of the target cell (From Alberts, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2nd ed, pp693-5). Cell surface receptors, unlike enzymes, do not chemically alter their ligands.

Multifunctional growth factor which regulates both cell growth and cell motility. It exerts a strong mitogenic effect on hepatocytes and primary epithelial cells. Its receptor is PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MET.

A technique of culturing mixed cell types in vitro to allow their synergistic or antagonistic interactions, such as on CELL DIFFERENTIATION or APOPTOSIS. Coculture can be of different types of cells, tissues, or organs from normal or disease states.

Differentiation antigens residing on mammalian leukocytes. CD stands for cluster of differentiation, which refers to groups of monoclonal antibodies that show similar reactivity with certain subpopulations of antigens of a particular lineage or differentiation stage. The subpopulations of antigens are also known by the same CD designation.

A mitogen-activated protein kinase subfamily that is widely expressed and plays a role in regulation of MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; and post mitotic functions in differentiated cells. The extracellular signal regulated MAP kinases are regulated by a broad variety of CELL SURFACE RECEPTORS and can be activated by certain CARCINOGENS.

A family of proteins that mediate axonal guidance. Semaphorins act as repulsive cues for neuronal GROWTH CONES and bind to receptors on their filopodia. At least 20 different molecules have been described and divided into eight classes based on domain organization and species of origin. Classes 1 and 2 are invertebrate, classes 3-7 are vertebrate, and class V are viral. Semaphorins may be secreted (classes 2, 3, and V), transmembrane (classes 1, 4, 5, and 6), or membrane-anchored (class 7). All semaphorins possess a common 500-amino acid extracellular domain which is critical for receptor binding and specificity, and is also found in plexins and scatter factor receptors. Their C termini are class-specific and may contain additional sequence motifs.

A family of non-enveloped viruses infecting mammals (MASTADENOVIRUS) and birds (AVIADENOVIRUS) or both (ATADENOVIRUS). Infections may be asymptomatic or result in a variety of diseases.

A transmembrane domain containing ephrin that binds with high affinity to EPHB1 RECEPTOR; EPHB3 RECEPTOR; and EPHB4 RECEPTOR. Expression of ephrin-B2 occurs in a variety of adult tissues. During embryogenesis, high levels of ephrin-B2 is seen in the PROSENCEPHALON; RHOMBENCEPHALON; developing SOMITES; LIMB BUD; and bronchial arches.

Signal molecules that are involved in the control of cell growth and differentiation.

Azoles of one NITROGEN and two double bonds that have aromatic chemical properties.

Proteins whose abnormal expression (gain or loss) are associated with the development, growth, or progression of NEOPLASMS. Some neoplasm proteins are tumor antigens (ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM), i.e. they induce an immune reaction to their tumor. Many neoplasm proteins have been characterized and are used as tumor markers (BIOMARKERS, TUMOR) when they are detectable in cells and body fluids as monitors for the presence or growth of tumors. Abnormal expression of ONCOGENE PROTEINS is involved in neoplastic transformation, whereas the loss of expression of TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS is involved with the loss of growth control and progression of the neoplasm.

A gene silencing phenomenon whereby specific dsRNAs (RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED) trigger the degradation of homologous mRNA (RNA, MESSENGER). The specific dsRNAs are processed into SMALL INTERFERING RNA (siRNA) which serves as a guide for cleavage of the homologous mRNA in the RNA-INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX. DNA METHYLATION may also be triggered during this process.

Partial proteins formed by partial hydrolysis of complete proteins or generated through PROTEIN ENGINEERING techniques.

Progressive restriction of the developmental potential and increasing specialization of function that leads to the formation of specialized cells, tissues, and organs.

The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body.

Connective tissue cells of an organ found in the loose connective tissue. These are most often associated with the uterine mucosa and the ovary as well as the hematopoietic system and elsewhere.

Molecular products metabolized and secreted by neoplastic tissue and characterized biochemically in cells or body fluids. They are indicators of tumor stage and grade as well as useful for monitoring responses to treatment and predicting recurrence. Many chemical groups are represented including hormones, antigens, amino and nucleic acids, enzymes, polyamines, and specific cell membrane proteins and lipids.

Proteins which are found in membranes including cellular and intracellular membranes. They consist of two types, peripheral and integral proteins. They include most membrane-associated enzymes, antigenic proteins, transport proteins, and drug, hormone, and lectin receptors.

Peptides composed of between two and twelve amino acids.

A method of non-invasive, continuous measurement of MICROCIRCULATION. The technique is based on the values of the DOPPLER EFFECT of low-power laser light scattered randomly by static structures and moving tissue particulates.

Tumors or cancer of the PROSTATE.

The determination of the pattern of genes expressed at the level of GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION, under specific circumstances or in a specific cell.

An alpha integrin with a molecular weight of 160-kDa that is found in a variety of cell types. It undergoes posttranslational cleavage into a heavy and a light chain that are connected by disulfide bonds. Integrin alphaV can combine with several different beta subunits to form heterodimers that generally bind to RGD sequence-containing extracellular matrix proteins.

Connective tissue cells which secrete an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules.

The artificial induction of GENE SILENCING by the use of RNA INTERFERENCE to reduce the expression of a specific gene. It includes the use of DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA, such as SMALL INTERFERING RNA and RNA containing HAIRPIN LOOP SEQUENCE, and ANTI-SENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES.

A vascular endothelial cell growth factor receptor whose expression is restricted primarily to adult lymphatic endothelium. VEGFR-3 preferentially binds the vascular endothelial growth factor C and vascular endothelial growth factor D and may be involved in the control of lymphangiogenesis.

A malignant epithelial tumor with a glandular organization.

Phosphotransferases that catalyzes the conversion of 1-phosphatidylinositol to 1-phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate. Many members of this enzyme class are involved in RECEPTOR MEDIATED SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION and regulation of vesicular transport with the cell. Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases have been classified both according to their substrate specificity and their mode of action within the cell.

A subtype of striated muscle, attached by TENDONS to the SKELETON. Skeletal muscles are innervated and their movement can be consciously controlled. They are also called voluntary muscles.

Benzopyrroles with the nitrogen at the number one carbon adjacent to the benzyl portion, in contrast to ISOINDOLES which have the nitrogen away from the six-membered ring.

A malignant neoplasm derived from cells that are capable of forming melanin, which may occur in the skin of any part of the body, in the eye, or, rarely, in the mucous membranes of the genitalia, anus, oral cavity, or other sites. It occurs mostly in adults and may originate de novo or from a pigmented nevus or malignant lentigo. Melanomas frequently metastasize widely, and the regional lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain are likely to be involved. The incidence of malignant skin melanomas is rising rapidly in all parts of the world. (Stedman, 25th ed; from Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed, p2445)

Glycoproteins found on immature hematopoietic cells and endothelial cells. They are the only molecules to date whose expression within the blood system is restricted to a small number of progenitor cells in the bone marrow.

The introduction of functional (usually cloned) GENES into cells. A variety of techniques and naturally occurring processes are used for the gene transfer such as cell hybridization, LIPOSOMES or microcell-mediated gene transfer, ELECTROPORATION, chromosome-mediated gene transfer, TRANSFECTION, and GENETIC TRANSDUCTION. Gene transfer may result in genetically transformed cells and individual organisms.

Antibodies produced by a single clone of cells.

Precursor of plasmin (FIBRINOLYSIN). It is a single-chain beta-globulin of molecular weight 80-90,000 found mostly in association with fibrinogen in plasma; plasminogen activators change it to fibrinolysin. It is used in wound debriding and has been investigated as a thrombolytic agent.

Non-human animals, selected because of specific characteristics, for use in experimental research, teaching, or testing.

A family of conserved cell surface receptors that contain EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR repeats in their extracellular domain and ANKYRIN repeats in their cytoplasmic domains. The cytoplasmic domain of notch receptors is released upon ligand binding and translocates to the CELL NUCLEUS where it acts as transcription factor.

Neuropilins are 140-kDa vertebrate cell surface receptors that bind neuronal guidance molecules during neural development and axonal outgrowth, and modulate VEGF-mediated angiogenesis. NEUROPILIN-1 and NEUROPILIN-2 differ in their binding specificities, and are distributed complementarily in regions of the developing nervous system. Neuropilins are receptors for secreted CLASS 3 SEMAPHORINS as well as for vascular endothelial growth factors, and may form hetero- or homodimers. They may also interact synergistically with plexins and with VEGF RECEPTORS to form receptor complexes with distinct affinities and specificities. Neuropilin binding specificity is determined by CUB and coagulation-factor-like domains in the extracellular portion of the molecule, while a MAM domain is essential for SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION.

A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain.

Tumors or cancer of the COLON.

An eph family receptor found in a variety of adult and embryonic tissues. Unlike the majority of proteins in this class there is little or no expression of EphB4 receptor in the BRAIN. It has been found at high levels in developing mammary glands and in invasive mammary tumors.

A CXC chemokine that is chemotactic for T-LYMPHOCYTES and MONOCYTES. It has specificity for CXCR4 RECEPTORS. Two isoforms of CXCL12 are produced by alternative mRNA splicing.

The milieu surrounding neoplasms consisting of cells, vessels, soluble factors, and molecules, that can influence and be influenced by, the neoplasm's growth.

Conversion of an inactive form of an enzyme to one possessing metabolic activity. It includes 1, activation by ions (activators); 2, activation by cofactors (coenzymes); and 3, conversion of an enzyme precursor (proenzyme or zymogen) to an active enzyme.

Experimentally induced mammary neoplasms in animals to provide a model for studying human BREAST NEOPLASMS.

A technique that localizes specific nucleic acid sequences within intact chromosomes, eukaryotic cells, or bacterial cells through the use of specific nucleic acid-labeled probes.

Endogenous substances, usually proteins, which are effective in the initiation, stimulation, or termination of the genetic transcription process.

A family of structurally-related tyrosine kinase receptors that are expressed predominantly in ENDOTHELIAL CELLS and are essential for development of BLOOD VESSELS (NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC). The name derives from the fact that they are tyrosine kinases that contain Ig and EGF domains.

A mutant strain of Rattus norvegicus without a thymus and with depressed or absent T-cell function. This strain of rats may have a small amount of hair at times, but then lose it.

The relatively long-lived phagocytic cell of mammalian tissues that are derived from blood MONOCYTES. Main types are PERITONEAL MACROPHAGES; ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES; HISTIOCYTES; KUPFFER CELLS of the liver; and OSTEOCLASTS. They may further differentiate within chronic inflammatory lesions to EPITHELIOID CELLS or may fuse to form FOREIGN BODY GIANT CELLS or LANGHANS GIANT CELLS. (from The Dictionary of Cell Biology, Lackie and Dow, 3rd ed.)

A family of serine proteinase inhibitors which are similar in amino acid sequence and mechanism of inhibition, but differ in their specificity toward proteolytic enzymes. This family includes alpha 1-antitrypsin, angiotensinogen, ovalbumin, antiplasmin, alpha 1-antichymotrypsin, thyroxine-binding protein, complement 1 inactivators, antithrombin III, heparin cofactor II, plasminogen inactivators, gene Y protein, placental plasminogen activator inhibitor, and barley Z protein. Some members of the serpin family may be substrates rather than inhibitors of SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES, and some serpins occur in plants where their function is not known.

DNA molecules capable of autonomous replication within a host cell and into which other DNA sequences can be inserted and thus amplified. Many are derived from PLASMIDS; BACTERIOPHAGES; or VIRUSES. They are used for transporting foreign genes into recipient cells. Genetic vectors possess a functional replicator site and contain GENETIC MARKERS to facilitate their selective recognition.

A free radical gas produced endogenously by a variety of mammalian cells, synthesized from ARGININE by NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE. Nitric oxide is one of the ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT RELAXING FACTORS released by the vascular endothelium and mediates VASODILATION. It also inhibits platelet aggregation, induces disaggregation of aggregated platelets, and inhibits platelet adhesion to the vascular endothelium. Nitric oxide activates cytosolic GUANYLATE CYCLASE and thus elevates intracellular levels of CYCLIC GMP.

Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories.

Endometriotic disease: the role of peritoneal fluid. (1/782)

Peritoneal fluid and the intraovarian milieu are a specific microenvironment. Peritoneal fluid originates mainly as an ovarian exudation product caused by increased vascular permeability, with cyclic variation in volume and steroid hormones which are always higher than in plasma. It contains large amounts of macrophages and their secretion products, and has a large exchange area with plasma through the peritoneum, which is highly permeable for small molecules. Diffusion becomes virtually zero for molecules with a molecular weight of >100000 Da. In women with the luteinized unruptured follicle (LUF) syndrome, concentrations of oestrogens and progesterone are much lower in the luteal phase. Endometriosis is associated with sterile low-grade inflammation, increased concentrations of activated macrophages and many of their secretions, such as cytokines, growth factors and angiogenic factors. Concentrations of CA-125 and of glycodelins are also increased, secreted locally by the endometrial cells. Natural killer (NK) cell function declines, possibly mediated by glycodelins or local intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) -1 shedding. The ovary is also a specific microenvironment, with steroid hormone concentrations 1000-fold higher in follicles than in plasma. Endometrial and superficially implanted cells are influenced by peritoneal fluid concentrations so that local environment, rather than inherent cellular differences could explain differences between superficial endometriosis and eutopic endometrium. Differences between superficial implants and endometriotic disease, deep infiltrating or cystic ovarian endometriosis, may thus arise via different endocrine environments. Superficial endometrial implants are regulated by peritoneal fluid factors, whereas deep endometriosis and cystic ovarian endometriosis are influenced by blood or ovarian factors. The endometriotic disease theory considers superficial endometriotic implants and their remodelling as a physiological process in most women, and concentrates on the causes of severe endometriosis such as differences in the eutopic endometrium from women with and without endometriosis (which may indicate hereditary differences), the invasiveness of some endometriotic cells in vitro, focal 'shielding' of endometriotic foci by adhesions, and inhibition of NK activity by ICAM-1 and glycodelins. Endometriotic disease is thus seen as a benign tumour. The type of cellular lesion, hereditary and immunological environments and local hormone concentrations in the ovary and in peritoneal fluid, will decide expression as cystic ovarian endometriosis, deep endometriosis or adenomyosis externa, and whether the latter is associated with adhesions. (+info)

Stimulation of tumour growth by wound-derived growth factors. (2/782)

The goal of this work was to determine the molecular basis for the induction of tumour vascularization and progression by injury. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies demonstrated that administration of wound fluid derived from cutaneous injuries in pigs reduced the lag for vascularization and initiation of growth of C6 glioma spheroids, implanted in nude mice, and accelerated tumour doubling time. The former effect can be attributed to the angiogenic capacity of wound fluid as detected in vivo by MRI, and in vitro in promoting endothelial cell proliferation. The latter effect, namely the induced rate of tumour growth, is consistent with the angiogenic activity of wound fluid as well as with the finding that wound fluid was directly mitogenic to the tumour cells, and accelerated growth of C6 glioma in spheroid culture. Of the multiple growth factors present in wound fluid, two key factors, heparin-binding epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like growth factor (HB-EGF) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), were identified as the dominant mitogens for C6 glioma, and inhibition of their activity using specific neutralizing antibodies suppressed the mitogenic effect of wound fluid on DNA synthesis in C6 glioma. This study suggests that the stimulatory effect of injury on tumour progression can possibly be attenuated by therapeutic targeting directed against a limited number of specific growth factors. (+info)

Hypoxia-induced up-regulation of angiogenin in human malignant melanoma. (3/782)

Angiogenesis is essential for tumor progression and metastasis, however, the angiogenesis regulators that are biologically relevant for human melanoma are still unknown. In this study, we analyzed the expression of the potent angiogenic factor angiogenin (ANG) in human melanoma in vitro and in vivo. Four different human melanoma cell lines and two normal melanocytes were kept either under normoxic or hypoxic conditions. After 24 h of hypoxic culture conditions, ANG was up-regulated in the melanoma cell lines but not in normal melanocytes. Induction levels correlated with the metastatic potential of the cell lines. These data were confirmed by Northern blot analysis. In contrast, induction of vascular endothelial growth factor by hypoxia was equally strong in the examined highly aggressive melanoma cell lines and in one nonaggressive cell line. Other angiogenic factors tested as well as the melanoma growth stimulatory activity (Gro-alpha) showed no up-regulation. Thus, in the present study, hypoxia-induced up-regulation in melanoma cells was only observed for ANG and vascular endothelial growth factor. Immunohistochemical studies showed that 8 of 10 melanomas and all 15 metastases were positive for ANG, particularly in the vicinity of small vessels, whereas all benign nevi were negative. Reverse transcription-PCR detected only weak ANG mRNA in nevi but strong signals in primary melanomas and metastases. In conclusion, we demonstrate for the first time enhanced expression of ANG in highly metastatic cell lines as well as in melanomas and metastases in vivo, suggesting that ANG expression is associated with the metastatic potential. (+info)

Effect of NO, vasodilator prostaglandins, and adenosine on skeletal muscle angiogenic growth factor gene expression. (4/782)

Exercise training results in several muscle adaptations, one of which is angiogenesis. Acutely, exercise leads to release of nitric oxide, prostacyclin (PGI2), and adenosine (A) in the skeletal muscles. In this paper, we asked whether any of these locally released vasodilators, as well as other known dilator prostaglandins (PGE1 and PGE2), have the potential to increase angiogenic growth factor gene expression in resting skeletal muscle. Seven groups of 5-7 female Wistar rats (age 8-12 wk, weight 250 +/- 10 g) were anesthetized and instrumented for carotid artery pressure and electromagnetic femoral artery blood flow measurement. One group acted as control while the other groups each received one of the following six agents by constant arterial infusion (dose in microg/min): A (200), nitroprusside (NP, 4.2), acetylcholine (100), PGE1 (1.9), PGE2 (1.7), and PGI2 (1.7). Each agent reduced peripheral vascular resistance to a similar extent (at least twofold). Densitometric mRNA/18S levels for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were increased 50% by NP and acetylcholine, were unaffected by PGE1 and PGE2, and were reduced 40% by PGI2. For basic fibroblast growth factor, only PGI2 had any effect, reducing mRNA/18S approximately 25%. For transforming growth factor-beta1, A, NP, and PGE1 led to reduced mRNA/18S, whereas PGE2 slightly increased mRNA/18S. For the principal putative angiogenic growth factor, VEGF, these data suggest that naturally secreted vasodilators in contracting skeletal muscle could be involved in regulation of gene expression, namely, nitric oxide in a positive and PGI2 in a negative direction. (+info)

Vascular endothelial growth factor is bound in amniotic fluid and maternal serum. (5/782)

To study vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and placenta growth factor (PlGF) concentrations and their possible binders, serum from 22 non-pregnant and 55 pregnant women (15 at weeks 10-13; 40 at term), umbilical vein (n = 24) and artery (n = 13) and amniotic fluid (a pool of 50 at weeks 15-17; 11 at term) were assessed for VEGF and PlGF by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. In amniotic fluid and maternal serum VEGF concentrations were <16 ng/ml and added VEGF was not recovered. VEGF was detected in serum from mothers post-partum (137 +/- 142 ng/l, mean +/- SD), umbilical artery (421 +/- 288 ng/l) and vein (502 +/- 339 ng/l) and non-pregnant controls (182 +/- 147 ng/l), and added VEGF was fully recovered. PlGF was detected in pregnancy serum (52 +/- 23 ng/l early pregnancy; 439 +/- 217 ng/l term pregnancy) and in amniotic fluid (early pregnancy 56 ng/l; term pregnancy 30 +/- 18 ng/l). PlGF was fully recovered in all samples. Gel filtration and isoelectric focusing revealed that in maternal serum and amniotic fluid [125I]VEGF was bound to a protein with an Mr of 400-700 kDa and an isoelectric point of approximately 8. This protein was not identical with alpha-2-macroglobulin (by an immunofluorometric assay), pregnancy zone protein or pregnancy associated plasma protein-A (by immunodiffusion). In conclusion, VEGF-binding activity is present in amniotic fluid and maternal blood. It disappears after delivery and is not detectable in fetal or non-pregnant serum. (+info)

Platelet number and interleukin-6 correlate with VEGF but not with bFGF serum levels of advanced cancer patients. (6/782)

We have compared the platelet number and the serum concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in 80 blood samples of 50 patients with advanced cancer. We have also measured the mitogenic effect of patient sera on endothelial cells in vitro in order to estimate the biological activity of serum VEGF. Serum VEGF concentration correlated with platelet number (r = 0.61; P < 10(-4)). Serum IL-6 levels correlated with platelet count (r = 0.36; P < 10(-3)), with serum VEGF levels (r = 0.55; P < 10(-4)) and with the calculated load of VEGF per platelet (r = 0.4; P = 3 x 10(-4)). Patients with thrombocytosis had a median VEGF serum concentration which was 3.2 times higher (P < 10(-4)) and a median IL-6 serum level which was 5.8 times higher (P = 0.03) than in other patients. Serum bFGF did not show an association with any of the other parameters. Patient sera with high VEGF and bFGF content stimulated endothelial cell proliferation significantly more than other sera (P = 4 x 10(-3)). These results support the role of platelets in the storage of biologically active VEGF. Platelets seem to prevent circulating VEGF from inducing the development of new blood vessels except at sites where coagulation takes place. IL-6, besides its thrombopoietic effect, also seems to affect the amount of VEGF stored in the platelets. This is in accordance with the indirect angiogenic action of IL-6 reported previously. The interaction of IL-6 with the angiogenic pathways in cancer might explain the stimulation of tumour growth occasionally observed during IL-6 administration. It also conforms to the worse outcome associated with high IL-6 levels and with thrombocytosis in several tumour types and benign angiogenic diseases. (+info)

Inducible expression of the cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycan syndecan-2 (fibroglycan) on human activated macrophages can regulate fibroblast growth factor action. (7/782)

Monocyte/macrophages play important roles in regulating tissue growth and angiogenesis through the controlled release of heparin-binding growth factors such as fibroblast growth factor (FGF), vascular endothelial growth factor, and heparin binding epidermal growth factor. The action of these potent growth mediators is known to be regulated by adsorption to heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) on the surface and within the extracellular matrix of other neighboring cells, which respectively promote or restrict interactions with their signal-transducing receptors on target cells. Here we report on the nature of HSPGs inducibly expressed on the surface of macrophages that confer these cells with the capacity to regulate endogenous growth factor activity. We reveal that activated human macrophages express only a single major 48-kDa cell surface HSPG, syndecan-2 (fibroglycan) as the result of de novo RNA and protein synthesis. In addition, we demonstrate this macrophage HSPG selectively binds the macrophage-derived growth factors FGF-2, vascular endothelial growth factor and heparin binding EGF and can present FGF-2 in a form that transactivates receptor-bearing BaF32 cells. These results define a novel and unique proteoglycan profile for macrophages and imply a key role for syndecan-2 in the delivery of sequestered growth factors by inflammatory macrophages for productive binding to their appropriate target cells in vivo. (+info)

Aberrant cutaneous expression of the angiogenic factor midkine is associated with neurofibromatosis type-1. (8/782)

Neurofibromatosis type 1 is a common autosomal dominant disorder (incidence 1:3500) characterized by lesions that include neural crest derivatives such as Schwann cells and melanocytes. A critical event in the pathogenesis of neurofibromatosis type 1 is the heterozygous germ-line loss of the tumor suppressor gene NF1. Additional genetic and/or epigenetic events have been posited, including various alterations in growth factor expression. By in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, we demonstrate aberrant expression of the angiogenic and tumorigenic growth factor midkine in the skin of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1, but not normal individuals. We demonstrate that midkine expression is independent of the presence of neurofibromas, and thus appears to be associated with mutations in the NF1 gene. Furthermore, midkine-containing culture media is shown to stimulate the growth of human endothelial and neurofibroma-derived cells. In conclusion, we introduce the skin as a source of dysregulated growth factors in neurofibromatosis type 1, and suggest the further study of the angiogenic factor midkine in neurofibromatosis type 1 pathogenesis. (+info)

It also inhibits VEGF-induced angiogenesis in a murine implant model. It has potential as an anticancer agent targeting ... It efficiently inhibited growth factor-induced EGFR and ErbB2 phosphorylation in tumors for >72 h, a phenomenon correlating ... growth factor-induced EGFR and ErbB2 phosphorylation was also efficiently inhibited with IC50s of 11 and 220 nM, respectively. ...

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Cadmium may inhibit angiogenesis. As a stress agent, inducing apoptosis and blocking it, Cd can have both helpful and harmful ... Cadmium is a heavy metal and can also induce apoptosis. The first study in humans was an open pilot trial conducted in Russia ... Huff J; Lunn RM; Waalkes MP; Tomatis L; Infante PF (2007). "Cadmium-induced cancers in animals and in humans". Int J Occup ... Cao, Xing-Jiang; Chen, Rui; Li, Ai-Ping; Zhou, Jian-Wei (2007). "JWAGene is Involved in Cadmium-induced Growth Inhibition and ...

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These agents induce death in rapidly dividing cells thus targeting tumor cells, but at the same time damaging healthy tissue. ... Ahn, G. O; Brown, J. M (2008). "Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Is Required for Tumor Vasculogenesis but Not for Angiogenesis: Role ... Experimental studies have shown that combining conventional cancer therapies with agents that selectively block therapy-induced ... Single-Agent Chemotherapy Induces Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Expression and Accelerates Metastasis in Mice". Cancer Research. ...

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It has been observed that it not only induces apoptosis but can also inhibit the cell cycle, and has marked anti-angiogenesis ... Arsenic is a fairly ancient human therapeutic agent, however it has only recently returned to the forefront of cancer treatment ... TGF-β signaling induces transcription of the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors p15Ink4B or p21Cip1, which, as a ... It has been hypothesized that it acts as a survival factor in tumor cell lines, preventing therapeutic-induced apoptosis and ...

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In 2001, it was found that nicotine was a potent angiogenic agent at tissue and plasma concentrations similar to those induced ... Effects of nicotine on angiogenesis have been demonstrated for a number of tumor cells, such as breast, colon, and lung. ... Acrolein may induce irritation to the upper respiratory tract, and harm the lining of the lungs. Acrolein induces oxidative ... Nicotine can induce a genotoxic effect in fetal cells. Nicotine is harmful to the growing fetus. It seems to be more harmful to ...

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Titanium's microstructure and high surface energy enable it to induce angiogenesis, which assists in the process of ... As can be seen in the table below, solid titanium prefers to undergo oxidation, making it a better reducing agent. Titanium ... Titanium alloys are susceptible to hydrogen absorption which can induce precipitation of hydrides and cause embrittlement, ... "Regulation of angiogenesis during osseointegration by titanium surface microstructure and energy". Biomaterials. 31 (18): 4909- ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium_biocompatibility

McDougall SR, Anderson AR, Chaplain MA (August 2006). "Mathematical modelling of dynamic adaptive tumour-induced angiogenesis: ... insisted that the primary endpoint for approval of an angiogenic agent must be an improvement in exercise performance of ... An angiogenesis inhibitor can be endogenous or come from outside as drug or a dietary component. Angiogenesis may be a target ... Sprouting angiogenesis was the first identified form of angiogenesis and because of this, it is much more understood than ...

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... angiogenesis modulating agents MeSH D27.505.696.377.077.077 - angiogenesis inducing agents MeSH D27.505.696.377.077.099 - ... fertility agents, male MeSH D27.505.696.875.610 - luteolytic agents MeSH D27.505.696.875.650 - menstruation-inducing agents ... fertility agents, male MeSH D27.505.954.705.610 - luteolytic agents MeSH D27.505.954.705.650 - menstruation-inducing agents ... luteolytic agents MeSH D27.505.696.875.360.276.500 - menstruation-inducing agents MeSH D27.505.696.875.360.276.727 - sperm ...

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... has been shown to inhibit HCC-induced proliferation and angiogenesis. Sorafenib has also been shown to provide a significant ... Based on these results, researchers concluded that this class of agents may be effective in the treatment of HCC. Brivanib is ... Doxorubicin (trade name Adriamycin; also known as hydroxydaunorubicin), the most widely used agent in HCC, has shown a 4% to ... It also shows broad-spectrum in vivo antitumor activity over multiple dose levels and induces stasis in large tumors, ...

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Fulda S, Debatin KM (September 2004). "Sensitization for anticancer drug-induced apoptosis by the chemopreventive agent ... whereby mice given the vaccine had less angiogenesis from the tumour challenge than the control mice that were not given any of ... In acquiring the humoral response to tumour antigens such as survivin, CD4+ T cells are activated to induce B cells to produce ... Although the details are not here, survivin was shown to also inhibit cytochrome c and caspase-8-induced activation of caspases ...

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Other studies have demonstrated potential applications as activatable magnetic resonance contrast agents. These proposed agents ... The elements of the tumor microenvironment can affect the reduction-inducing environment. Tumor cells abnormally regulate redox ... The characteristics depicted by the TME are tumor hypoxia, angiogenesis, metabolism, acidosis, reactive oxygen species (ROS), ... The disulfide bonds are used as linkers and cross-linking agents. Disulfide bonds can be expressed attached to the side chains ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduction-sensitive_nanoparticles

... is under investigation as an anti-angiogenic agent in pilot and clinical trials. The drug may inhibit tumor angiogenesis in ... The Cu-SPH complex was found to induce apoptosis in A549, H322 and H1299 lung cancer cells. A copper intrauterine device (IUD) ... Research has been ongoing over the past two decades to determine whether copper is a causative or a preventive agent of ... In humans, the liver is the primary organ of copper-induced toxicity. Other target organs include bone and the central nervous ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_in_biology

It has played a significant role in more recent tumor models used in metastatic and angiogenesis studies as it is a highly ... In the same paper, Lewis presented perhaps the first descriptions of stress-induced mitochondrial fragmentation and mitophagy. ... one of the earliest tumors that could be transplanted and used to determine if a compound had potential as an anticancer agent ... Some of Margaret Reed Lewis' research in the mechanics of cancer included myeloid infiltration and strangulation-induced ...

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... is a potent antiangiogenic agent that may be useful for treatments of cancer and other pathologic angiogenesis. ... Cancer cells thus favor autophagy due to its role in countering metabolic stresses induced by anti-cancer drugs such as ... It inhibits angiogenesis and tumor growth. Unlike cytochalasin A and cytochalasin B, it does not inhibit glucose transport. ... inhibits angiogenesis and tumor growth". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 294 (2): 421-427. ISSN 0022 ...

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... induces cancer cell death through a variety of mechanisms. Even now, all the antineoplastic pathways it employs are ... Taurolidine has been used as an antimicrobial agent in the clinical setting since the 1970s and thus far appears nontoxic. The ... It has been shown to enhance apoptosis, inhibit angiogenesis, reduce tumor adherence, downregulate pro-inflammatory cytokine ... Taurolidine is an antimicrobial agent used in an effort to prevent catheter infections. It however is not approved for this use ...

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... (tentative trade name Aptosyn) is an antineoplastic agent. It acts by inhibiting the enzyme cyclic guanosine ... Exisulind inhibits the enzyme cGMP-PDE, overexpressed in precancerous and cancerous colorectal cells, and induces apoptosis in ... Preclinical evidence suggests that exisulind also inhibits angiogenesis. Sulindac "Exisulind: Aptosyn, FGN 1, Prevatac, ... "Inhibition of Angiogenesis by Sulindac and its Sulfone Metabolite (FGN-1): a Potential Mechanism for Their Antineoplastic ...

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2004). "Withaferin A is a potent inhibitor of angiogenesis". Angiogenesis. 7 (2): 115-122. doi:10.1007/s10456-004-1026-3. PMID ... 3-azidoWA acts as a tumor suppressor by inducing Par-4, TIMP-1 and by reducing the levels of pAkt and pERK that are activated ... Therefore, withaferin A can be a potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of cervical cancer without major side effects. ... It can induce oxidative stress, alter gene expression, depolarize mitochondria. Withaferin A also down regulates VEGF gene ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withaferin_A

It is described as an antiangiogenic agent, with about two orders of magnitude greater potency for inhibition of angiogenesis ... against mammary carcinoma induced by dimethylbenz[a]anthracene in rats and angiogenesis in the rabbit cornea - comparison with ... an anti-angiogenic agent, in rats". Biol. Pharm. Bull. 29 (12): 2410-4. doi:10.1248/bpb.29.2410. PMID 17142973. ... Angiogenesis inhibitors, Drugs with unknown mechanisms of action, Experimental cancer drugs, Glucocorticoids, Pregnanes, ...

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"ING4 induces G2/M cell cycle arrest and enhances the chemosensitivity to DNA-damage agents in HepG2 cells". FEBS Letters. 570 ( ... "The candidate tumour suppressor protein ING4 regulates brain tumour growth and angiogenesis". Nature. 428 (6980): 328-32. ... and induce apoptosis. This protein contains a PHD-finger, which is a common motif in proteins involved in chromatin remodeling ... "The candidate tumour suppressor protein ING4 regulates brain tumour growth and angiogenesis". Nature. 428 (6980): 328-32. ...

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Rapamycin has also shown to induce p53-independent apoptosis in certain types of cancer. Tumor angiogenesis rely on ... The response rate in solid tumors where rapalogs have been used as a single-agent therapy have been modest. Due to partial mTOR ... Rapamycin induces dephosphorylation of 4EBP1 as well, resulting in an increase in p27 and a decrease in cyclin D1 expression. ... mTORi-induced ILD often is asymptomatic (with ground glass abnormalities on chest CT) or mild symptomatic (with a non- ...

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While the mechanisms of bleeding induced by anti-VEGF agents are complicated and not yet totally understood, the most accepted ... An angiogenesis inhibitor is a substance that inhibits the growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis). Some angiogenesis ... See [1] and [2] Angiogenesis Inhibitors for Cancer - from The Angiogenesis Foundation, 23 June 2009 Angiogenesis Inhibitors for ... While angiogenesis is a critical part of wound healing and other favorable processes, certain types of angiogenesis are ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiogenesis_inhibitor

Evidence also suggests bisphosphonates induce apoptosis of osteoclasts. Another suggested factor is inhibition of angiogenesis ... These cancer-fighting agents tend to hinder the growth of blood vessels that supply the tumour, rather than killing tumour ... Angiogenesis inhibitors interfere with blood vessel formation by interfering with the angiogenesis signalling cascade. They are ... "Angiogenesis Inhibitors". National Cancer Institute. May 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-19. Rosella D, Papi P, Giardino R, Cicalini E ...

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... inducing cell proliferation and release of cytokines(IL-6 and IL-8, potent bone resorptive agents) and stimulating bone ... Heparanase expressed by cancer cells participates in angiogenesis and neovascularization by degrading the polysaccharide ... Sequential single agent chemotherapy may have a more positive effect on progression-free survival. Taxanes are very active in ... Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) MMP-2 is the main metalloprotease secreted by breast-cancer cells or induced in the adjacent ...

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Combining ABT-737 with second agents that inactivate Mcl-1 may reduce this effect. ABT-737 has demonstrated single-agent ... mTOR inhibitors lead to cell cycle arrest in the G1 phase and also inhibits tumor angiogenesis by reducing synthesis of VEGF.[ ... A synthetic retinoid that induces apoptosis of cancer cells and acts synergistically with chemotherapeutic drugs by triggering ... Reduced susceptibility to apoptosis increases the resistance of cancer cells to radiation and cytotoxic agents. B-cell lymphoma ...

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Currently have been suggested few approaches in development of novel therapeutic agents with better properties Discovery agents ... They induce mitotic arrest in the G2-M phase of the cell cycle, resulting in apoptosis. Epothilone A and epothilone B exhibit ... It is known that some compounds can inhibit the formation of new blood vessels (inhibit the process of angiogenesis) or shut ... Agents which act as inhibitors of tubulin, also act as inhibitors of cell division. A microtubule exists in a continuous ...

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It was also shown in vivo that S1P synergizes with angiogenic factors such as FGF-2 and VEGF in inducing angiogenesis and ... Fingolimod, a drug which internalizes the receptor, is approved as a disease modifying agent in MS. There are other Sphingosine ... is strongly induced in endothelial cells during tumor angiogenesis and a siRNA against S1PR1 was able to inhibit angiogenesis ... Liu CH, Thangada S, Lee MJ, Van Brocklyn JR, Spiegel S, Hla T (April 1999). "Ligand-induced trafficking of the sphingosine-1- ...

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Additionally, there is concern of inducing laminitis in horses treated with IA triamcinolone. It has been shown that up to 18 ... The most commonly used external (topical) blistering agents contain iodine, mercuric iodide, or turpentine, which are rubbed or ... Regulation of wound-healing angiogenesis-effect of oxygen gradients and inspired oxygen concentration. Surgery 1981; 90:262-70 ... Pentoxyfilline has been shown to reduce lameness in horses with experimentally induced laminitis and has inhibitory effects on ...

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Another agent involved in autocrine cancer signaling is vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). VEGF, produced by carcinoma ... Paracrine signaling is a form of cell-cell communication in which a cell produces a signal to induce changes in nearby cells, ... Evidence from cell lines and primary breast cancer cultures in vitro". Angiogenesis. 8 (3): 197-204. doi:10.1007/s10456-005- ... An example of an autocrine agent is the cytokine interleukin-1 in monocytes. When interleukin-1 is produced in response to ...

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... are stimulated by the low oxygen content of their surroundings to produce factors that induce and speed angiogenesis and they ... Once engulfed by a macrophage, the causative agent of tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, avoids cellular defenses and ... Typhoidal Salmonellae induce their own phagocytosis by host macrophages in vivo, and inhibit digestion by lysosomal action, ... This is partially caused by a phenotype switch of macrophages induced by necrosis of fat cells (adipocytes). In an obese ...

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... disulfide (MoS2) is used as a solid lubricant and a high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) anti-wear agent. It forms ... It has also been found to have an inhibitory effect on angiogenesis, potentially by inhibiting the membrane translocation ... Copper reduction or deficiency can also be deliberately induced for therapeutic purposes by the compound ammonium ... antiangiogenic agent: Phase I study". Clinical Cancer Research. 6 (1): 1-10. PMID 10656425. Institute of Medicine (2000). " ...

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The lipoxins and epi-lipoxins are potent anti-inflammatory agents and may contribute to the overall activities of the two COX's ... Xiao G, Tsai AL, Palmer G, Boyar WC, Marshall PJ, Kulmacz RJ (February 1997). "Analysis of hydroperoxide-induced tyrosyl ... The overexpression of PTGS2 (COX-2) along with increased angiogenesis and SLC2A1 (GLUT-1) expression is significantly ... but also neutralized the changes of the retina and the choroid thickness caused by the injection of pro-inflammatory agents. ...

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Stringfellow D, Glasgow L (1972). "Tilorone hydrochloride: an oral interferon-inducing agent". Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2 ( ... Interferons can also suppress angiogenesis by down regulation of angiogenic stimuli deriving from tumor cells. They also ... Type I IFNs can induce expression of genes with either ISRE or GAS elements, but gene induction by type II IFN can occur only ... In the early stages of infection, SARS-CoV-2 induces an even lower interferon type I (IFN-I) response than SARS-CoV, which ...

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Kashio Y, Nakamura K, Abedin MJ, Seki M, Nishi N, Yoshida N, Nakamura T, Hirashima M (April 2003). "Galectin-9 induces ... Moreover, galectin-9 contributed to tumorigenesis by tumor cell transformation, cell-cycle regulation, angiogenesis, and cell ... cooperates with Galectin-8-based effects to inactivate mTOR downstream of the lysosomal damaging agents and conditions. The ... and signaling pathways inducing lysosomal permeabilization such as those initiated by TRAIL. Mild lysosomal damage, such as ...

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For patients with metastatic prostate cancer that has spread to their bones, doctors use a variety of bone-modifying agents to ... 5-LOX can be induced by proinflammatory stimuli and is expressed in epithelial cancers including lung, prostate, breast, and ... angiogenesis and metastasis". Glycobiology. 24 (10): 899-906. doi:10.1093/glycob/cwu055. PMID 24939371. Alimirah F, Chen J, ... US war veterans who had been exposed to Agent Orange had a 48% increased risk of prostate cancer recurrence following surgery. ...

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... reduces tumor angiogenesis; but its anti-angiogenic effects do not appear to be linked to vascular endothelial ... in which genes involved in the adaptation and survival of cells during hypoxia are induced. ... by laboratories at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Active Biotech Research AB identified tasquinimod as the lead agent for ... Tasquinimod targets the tumor microenvironment and counteracts cancer development by inhibiting angiogenesis and metastasis and ...

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Hormones are important agents in sex-related cancers, such as cancer of the breast, endometrium, prostate, ovary and testis and ... Ionizing radiation may be used to treat other cancers, but this may, in some cases, induce a second form of cancer. It is also ... Angiogenesis inhibitors were once incorrectly thought to have potential as a "silver bullet" treatment applicable to many types ... Traditional chemotherapeutic agents act by killing cells that divide rapidly, a critical property of most cancer cells. It was ...

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By inducing upregulation of methyltransferase inhibitors, the effects of the loss-of-function mutation can be mitigated. ... and encouraging angiogenesis and myogenesis in embryonic cells. One of the common characteristics of various types of cancer is ... traditional chemotherapy agents, and epigenetic drugs. Human cancer is generally characterized by hypermethylation of specific ... Cells that carry loss-of-function mutations can be targeted by drugs that induce synthetic lethality, a genetic/protein ...

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The active agent that induces bending in the material is heat transmitted by intense light. The material itself is made of ... In natural processes, CTF regulates wound healing, angiogenesis, metastasis, and inflammation. Takeuchi et al. seeded cells ... This type of polymeric actuation can be described as photo-induced stress relaxation. This technology takes advantage of ... inducing photo initiated stress relaxation. The portion of material exposed to the light can be controlled with stencils to ...

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mda-7 has been used in several clinical trials because of its ability to induce apoptosis, prevent tumor angiogenesis, cause ... and other damaging agents. Crucially, p53 plays a role in determining whether the damaged genetic material in the cell can be ... In the context of cancer, E4orf4 is even more efficient at inducing cell death than in healthy cells, which could be an ... As a p53 inducible gene, NOXA is transcribed and translated to Noxa in response to DNA damage and hypoxia induced apoptosis. A ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticancer_gene

There is evidence to suggest that atypical chains linked by lysine 6, 11, 27, 29 and methionine 1 can induce proteasomal ... Dou QP, Li B (August 1999). "Proteasome inhibitors as potential novel anticancer agents". Drug Resistance Updates. 2 (4): 215- ... HIF activates downstream targets such as the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), promoting angiogenesis. Mutations in ... Vries EG, Verweij J (2000). "Clinical Cancer Research 2000: New Agents and Therapies". Drug Resistance Updates. 3 (4): 197-201 ...

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Because tumors induce rapid and uncontrolled angiogenesis they are especially "leaky" and allow liposomes to exit the ... "Negative Staining of Phospholipids and Their Structural Modification by Surface-Active Agents As Observed in the Electron ... In addition, phase separation in one monolayer can also induce phase separation in other monolayer even when other monolayer ... In studies of molecular and cellular biology it is often desirable to artificially induce fusion. The addition of polyethylene ...

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2013). "Vaccinia virus-mediated melanin production allows MR and optoacoustic deep tissue imaging and laser-induced ... angiogenesis modifying proteins, radiosensitzing proteins, prodrug converting enzymes, biomarkers and immunomodulatory proteins ... genetically engineered oncolytic viruses as therapeutic agent. In 2013 Genelux obtained the San Diego Business Journal ...

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Cells treated with Azad, a demethylating agent, grow much slower than cells cultured in the absence of Azad. At the same time, ... It is not currently known if H19 expression can be used to induce an anti-cancer response in immune cells. ENSG00000288237 ... migration and angiogenesis in tumorigenesis. Lottin et al. also found that the overexpression of H19 positively regulates post- ... Knock-down of H19 lead to increased polyploidization of mesenchymal stem cells, and induced polyploidy resulted in reduced ...

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He also publicized the threat of laser radiation to the eye and endeavoured to develop treatment for laser-induced eye injuries ... Solberg, Y.; Belkin, M. (1997). "The role of excitotoxicity in organophosphorous nerve agents central poisoning". Trends in ... "Intracoronary injection of basic fibroblast growth factor enhances angiogenesis in infarcted swine myocardium". Journal of the ... "Intravitreal Saline Injection Ameliorates Laser-Induced Retinal Damage in Rats". Retina. 32 (6): 1165-70. doi:10.1097/IAE. ...

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... elegans pvf-1 gene encodes a PDGF/VEGF-like factor able to bind mammalian VEGF receptors and to induce angiogenesis". FASEB ... Masood R, Kundra A, Zhu S, Xia G, Scalia P, Smith DL, Gill PS (May 2003). "Malignant mesothelioma growth inhibition by agents ... Shin HY, Smith ML, Toy KJ, Williams PM, Bizios R, Gerritsen ME (December 2002). "VEGF-C mediates cyclic pressure-induced ... June 2003). "The secretory proprotein convertases furin, PC5, and PC7 activate VEGF-C to induce tumorigenesis". The Journal of ...

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The agents that are competent to edit genetic codes are viruses or subviral RNA-agents. Although GEEN has higher efficiency ... It is also possible to fuse a protein constructed in this way with the catalytic domain of an endonuclease in order to induce a ... It has been demonstrated that this strategy can be used to promote a process of angiogenesis in animals. ... In Zea mays, disruption of the target locus was achieved by ZFN-induced DSBs and the resulting NHEJ. ZFN was also used to drive ...

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Angiogenesis (blood vessel formation) is an essential part of the formation of large tumour masses. Angiogenesis can be ... Efforts to induce this phenomenon have used cancer vaccines (derived from cancer cells or selected cancer antigens), or direct ... becoming the first approved oncolytic agent in the western world. It is based on herpes simplex virus (HSV-1). It has also been ... The anti-angiogenesis drug Bevacizumab (anti-VEGF antibody) has been shown to reduce the inflammatory response to oncolytic HSV ...

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2017, "Risk factors". Ryeom S, Folkman J (March 2009). "Role of endogenous angiogenesis inhibitors in Down syndrome". The ... Cochrane Eyes and Vision Group) (February 2015). "Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents for diabetic cystoid macular ... Complications of intravitreal injection of triamcinolone may include cataract, steroid-induced glaucoma, and endophthalmitis. ... inflammatory agents. Instead of laser surgery, some people require a vitrectomy to restore vision. A vitrectomy is performed ...

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It acts as a tumor suppressor gene to inhibit cell growth and proliferation as well as induce apoptosis when a cell is under ... For example, Zebularine, a demethylating agent, could be used to remove the methyl groups from the CpGs of the dlc1 promoter, ... Shih YP, Liao YC, Lin Y, Lo SH (2010). "DLC1 negatively regulates angiogenesis in a paracrine fashion". Cancer Research. 70 (21 ... DLC1 is responsible for inducing programmed cell death by at least two mechanisms: caspase-3-mediated apoptosis and Bcl-2 ...

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Yadav, Vipin; Denning, Mitchell F. (2011-05-01). "Fyn is induced by Ras/PI3K/Akt signaling and is required for enhanced ... Knowing which pathways involve Fyn will provide key insight for the development of potential pharmacologic agents to attenuate ... angiogenesis, and development of metastasis," all hallmarks of cancer progression. Fyn's normal function in cellular growth and ... Linseman DA, Heidenreich KA, Fisher SK (February 2001). "Stimulation of M3 muscarinic receptors induces phosphorylation of the ...

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Mars M, de Graaf C, de Groot CP, van Rossum CT, Kok FJ (January 2006). "Fasting leptin and appetite responses induced by a 4- ... Exogenous leptin can promote angiogenesis by increasing vascular endothelial growth factor levels. Hyperleptinemia produced by ... There are nutritional supplements and pharmacological agents capable of directing these factors and improving both conditions.[ ... Wu R, Zhao J, Shao P, Ou J, Chang M (August 2011). "Genetic predictors of antipsychotic-induced weight gain: a case-matched ...

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By contrast, elevations in ADMA impair angiogenesis. These insights into the role of DDAH in degrading endogenous inhibitors of ... A wide range of pathologic stimuli induce endothelial oxidative stress such as oxidized LDL-cholesterol, inflammatory cytokines ... hyperhomocysteinemia, hyperglycemia and infectious agents. Each of these insults attenuates DDAH activity in vitro and in vivo ... studies have shown that DDAH transgenic animals also manifest improvements in endothelial regeneration and angiogenesis, and ...

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"Fusogenic membrane glycoproteins induce syncytia formation and death in vitro and in vivo: a potential therapy agent for lung ... By down regulation of angiogenic stimuli produced by tumor cells interferon can also suppress angiogenesis In addition, they ... SeV induces the production of B cell-activating factor by monocytes and by some other cells. Heat-inactivated SeV virus induces ... SeV induces the production of B cell-activating factor by monocytes and by some other cells. Heat-inactivated SeV virus induces ...

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October 2008). "Butyrate-induced phosphatase regulates VEGF and angiogenesis via Sp1". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics ... In food manufacturing, it is used as a flavoring agent. In humans, butyric acid is one of two primary endogenous agonists of ... Butyrate is also reduced in a diet low in fiber which can induce inflammation and have other adverse affects insofar as these ... Agents Chemother. 55 (6): 2897-904. doi:10.1128/AAC.00016-11. PMC 3101455. PMID 21464244. Zimmerman MA, Singh N, Martin PM, ...

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... a cancer that likely relies on angiogenesis for survival and progression. These agents interfere with various pro-angiogenic ... induces antiangiogenic effects through inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase". Cancer Research. 62 (9 ... Anti-VEGF agents such as pazopanib have shown promise across several different carcinomas and in soft tissue sarcomas. In one ... Anti-angiogenic agents, such as bevacizumab, attempt to slow or block the growth of tumors by essentially cutting off their ...

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His discovery of new anticancer agents holds a number of patents for the processes he has developed. The Department of ... "Secalonic Acid-D Represses HIF1α/VEGF-Mediated Angiogenesis by Regulating the Akt/mTOR/p70S6K Signaling Cascade". Cancer ... "Interplay between cell cycle and autophagy induced by boswellic acid analog". Scientific Reports. 6 (1): 33146. Bibcode: ... "Semi-synthetic sesquiterpene lactone parthenin compound useful for cytotoxicity against cancer cell lines and anticander agent ...

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Antineoplastic agents are employed to reduce tumor burden and induce remission. Some agents may also reduce angiogenesis, and ... Extremely lipid-soluble agent that quickly enters brain in first pass and often stops seizures in 1-2 min. Rapidly distributes ... These agents stabilize the neuronal membrane so the neuron is less permeable to ions. This prevents the initiation and ... Cell cycle-specific with activity in the S-phase as single agent and has for many years been combined with biochemical ...

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Tocotrienols are potent antitumor agents capable of inducing apoptosis and inhibiting angiogenesis under both hypoxic and ... Diseases : Chemotherapy Induced Myelotoxicity , Radiation Induced Illness: Bone Marrow. Pharmacological Actions : ... Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Antioxidants, Hypoglycemic Agents, Hypolipidemic. Additional Keywords : ... Pharmacological Actions : Angiogenesis Inhibitors, Apoptotic, Caspase-3 Activation, Caspase-9 Activation, Cell cycle arrest, ...

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Systemic treatment of obese mice with antiangiogenic agents induces a marked loss of white adipose tissue. These results ... Local effects of angiogenesis are another exciting area. Several recent articles have provided the proof of concept that ... They transcriptionally induce adipokines, such as adiponectin. They also regulate part of the machinery required for the ... Since we engineered a protein domain that allows us to induce this dimerization step with a small chemical that we can provide ...

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en] Angiogenesis Inducing Agents/pharmacology ; Animals ; Calcineurin/metabolism ; Calcium-Transporting ATPases/deficiency/ ... CONCLUSIONS: Given the importance of the calcineurin/NFAT pathway in the regulation of pathological angiogenesis, targeted ... Plasma membrane calcium ATPase isoform 4 inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated angiogenesis through interaction ... angiogenesis effect ; calcineurin ; calcium ; nuclear factors of activated T cells ; plasma membrane calcium-transporting ...

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These results indicate that inhibition of angiogenesis may be one of the mechanisms by which MOP exerts its inhibitive ... mg/kg MOPs effectively inhibited angiogenesis in the bilateral testes but modulated the expression of vascular endothelial ... "Investigation of inulins from the roots of Morinda officinalis for potential therapeutic application as anti-osteoporosis agent ... Although angiogenesis has been generally reported in varicocele, current studies about the effects of angiogenesis on the ...

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2019/8453635/

Female; Humans; Cells, Cultured; Cell Differentiation; Angiogenesis Inducing Agents/*metabolism; Breast Neoplasms/blood supply ... In the present study, we show that soluble factors secreted by breast tumor cells induce monocytes to produce a variety of ... Breast tumor cell soluble factors induce monocytes to produce angiogenic but not angiostatic CXC chemokines. Toulza, F.; Eliaou ... Breast tumor cell soluble factors induce monocytes to produce angiogenic but not angiostatic CXC chemokines. ...

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... tumor angiogenesis and metastasis of gastric carcinoma. ,i,Methods,/i,. Human gastric cancer SGC-7901 tissues were ... desulfated heparin can inhibit the metastasis of gastric cancer through inhibiting tumor bFGF expression and tumor angiogenesis ... affects angiogenesis and inhibits subcutaneous induced tumour growth and metastasis to the lung," British Journal of Cancer, ... 13] has reported that N-acetylated and glycol-split heparins are potential antiangiogenic and antimetastatic agents which are ...

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Angiogenesis Inducing Agents Medicine & Life Sciences 14% * Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive Medicine & Life ... abstract = "Increased angiogenesis has been demonstrated to be a significant prognostic factor in many solid tumors. In the ... N2 - Increased angiogenesis has been demonstrated to be a significant prognostic factor in many solid tumors. In the ... AB - Increased angiogenesis has been demonstrated to be a significant prognostic factor in many solid tumors. In the ...

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The exploration into natural products offers great opportunity to evaluate new anticancer agents as well as understand novel ... Compounds of plant origin, including food components, have attracted scientific attention for use as agents for cancer ... inducing angiogenesis, and activating invasion and metastasis [1]. As tumors progress and become more aggressive they will ... DMH induced colon cancer (Male Wistar rats). 5 mg/kg RA orally (30 weeks). ↓ DMH induced colon tumor formation ↓ TNF-α ↓ IL-6 ...

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... and inhibiting angiogenesis. This agent may sensitize drug-resistant tumor cells to other antineoplastic agents, possibly ... Belinostat targets HDAC enzymes, thereby inhibiting tumor cell proliferation, inducing apoptosis, promoting cellular ...

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Methiothepin also induces mitochondrial dysfunction, represented by depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane and increased ... In conclusion, this study revealed that methiothepin is a potential novel therapeutic agent for ovarian cancer treatment. ... Suppresses Human Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth by Repressing Mitochondrion-Mediated Metabolism and Inhibiting Angiogenesis In Vivo ... In this study, it was confirmed that methiothepin, a serotonin receptor antagonist, suppresses the viability of, and induces ...

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Study of the Angiogenesis Promoting Effect of Irradiation Induced Mir-17-5p in Oral Cancer Cells. Wu, S. ... Repurposing of a Positive Allosteric Modulator of M5 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor as a Microtubule-Targeting Agent and Its ... The Role and Mechanism of Cd155/Tigit in Mdsc/Tam Induced Nk Cell Dysfunction -A Link to Lung Cancer Resistance to Immune ...

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Some chemopreventive agents have been shown to suppress cancer proliferation, induce apoptosis in cancer cells as well as ... inhibit angiogenesis and metastasis in pre-clinical and clinical trials. Thus, the last part of the project was to determine ... For MDA-MB-231 cells, the kernel extract induced strong G2-M arrest in cell cycle progression at 24 hours, resulting in ... The kernel extract induced cell cycle arrest in MCF-7 cells at the sub-G1 (apoptosis) phase of the cell cycle in a time- ...

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Beyond tumor glucose metabolism, the ability to induce angiogenesis is another hallmark of cancer cells: the presence of ... Markers of response for the antiangiogenic agent bevacizumab. J Clin Oncol. 2013;31:1219-1230. ... Angiogenesis plays an important role in both growth and metastasis of many cancers and is thus recognized as one of the main ... Imaging angiogenesis: applications and potential for drug development. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005;97:172-187. ...

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... current markers commonly used in CRC to predict therapeutic efficacy and the mechanisms underlying hypoxia-induced angiogenesis ... Currently, various agents targeting hypoxia have been found to improve the TME and enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy. We ... Nanomolar LL-37 induces permeability of a biomimetic mitochondrial membrane. Jiang, Xin; Yang, Chenguang; Qiu, Jie; Ma, Dongfei ... Furthermore, SFN induced the upregulation of Nrf2, activation of AKT, and inhibition of GSK-3ß and Fyn accumulation. ...

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Many chemotherapeutic agents have been shown to mediate their antiproliferative effects via regulation of ceramide production ( ... Inhibition of skin tumor growth and angiogenesis in vivo by activation of cannabinoid receptors. J Clin Invest ... Cannabinoids Induce Apoptosis of Pancreatic Tumor Cells via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Related Genes Arkaitz Carracedo; ... THC induces apoptosis of pancreatic tumor cells. A, cells were incubated for 66 hours with the indicated doses of THC and cell ...

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Anti-inflammatory and Apoptotic Activity in DEN-induced Hepatocellular Carci ... which is constitutively active in most of the tumors and induced by chemotherapeutic agents and carcinogens5. However, improper ... angiogenesis, invasion and metastasis. Their expression is mainly regulated by nuclear factor kappa-B, ... which is then transported into the nucleus where it induces the transcription of a wide range of target genes that induce ...

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... while they may also exert chemotherapeutic effects by inhibiting cell proliferation and angiogenesis, inducing cell apoptosis ... Current in vitro studies have indicated that cranberry and/or its components may act as chemopreventive agents, diminishing the ...

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3a, b). Even in complexes with a very low dose of bacDNA (1 μg ml-1), CXCL4 induced significant IFN-α production (Fig. 3b). We ... However both CXCL4, via binding to its receptor CXCR3, and IFN-I itself, mainly inhibit angiogenesis14,53. New blood vessel ... strongest adjuvant effect obtained with CXCL4-bacDNA complexes reinforces the role of CXCL4 as a crucial antibacterial agent14 ... 3a, b). The doses of CXCL4 complexed with DNA inducing the strongest pDC-derived IFN-α were in the range of 3-12 μg ml-1 ( ...

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Tumor angiogenesis also involves the vascular endothelium-induced stimulation of cancer cell growth (1) and the higher ... The progression and chemoresistance of ovarian cancer can involve tumor angiogenesis, the development of new blood vessels ... cancer is often difficult to treat because of the development of resistance to many of the currently-used therapeutic agents (i ... Nitric oxide and cyclic GMP as pro- and anti-apoptotic agents. J Card Surg. 2002 Jul-Aug;17(4):336-9.. ...

https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/48593

Angiogenesis Inducing Agents Medicine & Life Sciences 20% * Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Medicine & Life Sciences 19% ... Role of B61, the ligand for the Eck receptor tyrosine kinase, in TNF-α-induced angiogenesis. In: Science. 1995 ; Vol. 268, No. ... Role of B61, the ligand for the Eck receptor tyrosine kinase, in TNF-α-induced angiogenesis. Science. 1995;268(5210):567-569. ... Dive into the research topics of Role of B61, the ligand for the Eck receptor tyrosine kinase, in TNF-α-induced angiogenesis ...

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... angiogenesis inducing agents, glycolysis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and genomic instability. We added "mRNA-MeSH term ... inducing angiogenesis, activating invasion and metastasis. It is noted that immunosuppression, one of the hallmarks, was not ... In particular, miR-21 plays an important role both in cancer as well as in stem cell biology [45], inducing EMT and thus ... Mir-27a is known to induce paclitaxel-resistance in ovarian cancer cells by targeting HIPK2, followed by reduced MDR1 ...

https://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2164-13-732

Angiogenesis Inducing Agents 53% * Neoplasms 31% * Immunotherapy 21% * Therapeutic Uses 19% 6 Citations (Scopus) ...

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Angiogenesis Inducing Agents 53% * Glycerol 50% * Adipocytes 45% * Endothelial Cells 28% * Cell Movement 15% ... 1-Butyryl-Glycerol: A novel angiogenesis factor secreted by differentiating adipocytes. Deborah E. Dobson, Arbetta Kambe, Eric ... Dive into the research topics of 1-Butyryl-Glycerol: A novel angiogenesis factor secreted by differentiating adipocytes. ...

https://profiles.wustl.edu/en/publications/1-butyryl-glycerol-a-novel-angiogenesis-factor-secreted-by-differ/fingerprints/

... several studies have shown that volatile anesthetic agents can have a direct effect on tumor cells and induce mitogenesis, ... Grandhi RK, Lee S, Abd-Elsayed A. Does Opioid Use Cause Angiogenesis and Metastasis?. Pain Med. 2017;18(1):140-51 ... Impact of anesthetic agents on overall and recurrence-free survival in patients undergoing esophageal cancer surgery: A ... Propofol-induced Inhibition of Catecholamine Release Is Reversed by Maintaining Calcium Influx. Anesthesiology. 2016;124(4):878 ...

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... contrast-enhanced ultrasound is used to assess anomalies in blood flow with the aim of locating cancer-induced angiogenesis. ... Like water diffusion, blood flow and transport of contrast agents also shows a principal direction; however, this is now ... contrast-enhanced ultrasound is used to assess anomalies in blood flow with the aim of locating cancer-induced angiogenesis. ... contrast-enhanced ultrasound is used to assess anomalies in blood flow with the aim of locating cancer-induced angiogenesis. ...

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Vitamin E taken orally for 2 weeks before pancreatic surgery significantly induced apoptosis in the neoplastic cells of patients with pancreatic ductal neoplasia. (greenmedinfo.com)
In this study, it was confirmed that methiothepin, a serotonin receptor antagonist, suppresses the viability of, and induces apoptosis in, ovarian cancer cells. (nih.gov)
Some chemopreventive agents have been shown to suppress cancer proliferation, induce apoptosis in cancer cells as well as inhibit angiogenesis and metastasis in pre-clinical and clinical trials. (bl.uk)
The kernel extract induced cell cycle arrest in MCF-7 cells at the sub-G1 (apoptosis) phase of the cell cycle in a time-dependent manner. (bl.uk)
For MDA-MB-231 cells, the kernel extract induced strong G2-M arrest in cell cycle progression at 24 hours, resulting in substantial sub-G1 (apoptosis) arrest after 48 and 72 hours of incubation. (bl.uk)
Studies conducted with MiaPaCa2 and Panc1 cell lines showed that cannabinoid administration ( a ) induced apoptosis, ( b ) increased ceramide levels, and ( c ) up-regulated mRNA levels of the stress protein p8. (aacrjournals.org)
Knockdown experiments using selective small interfering RNAs showed the involvement of p8 via its downstream endoplasmic reticulum stress-related targets activating transcription factor 4 (ATF-4) and TRB3 in Δ 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol-induced apoptosis. (aacrjournals.org)
Several proinflammatory gene products [i.e., tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)] play a critical role in apoptosis, proliferation, angiogenesis, invasion and metastasis. (scialert.net)
Current in vitro studies have indicated that cranberry and/or its components may act as chemopreventive agents, diminishing the risk for cancer by inhibiting cells oxidation and inflammatory-related processes, while they may also exert chemotherapeutic effects by inhibiting cell proliferation and angiogenesis, inducing cell apoptosis and attenuating the ability of tumour cells to invade and metastasis. (cranberryinstitute.org)
Tumor angiogenesis also involves the vascular endothelium-induced stimulation of cancer cell growth (1) and the higher expression levels of certain "cell survival proteins", such as the Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins (IAPs, including c-IAP1, Livin and Survivin), which are expressed in both the proliferating cancer cells (2, 3) and the vascular endothelial cells involved in tumor angiogenesis (4). (intechopen.com)
SFN has also been reported to sensitize cancer cells to imatinib- and tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand-induced apoptosis, via a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent pathway ( 8 , 9 ), suggesting potential therapeutic value as an adjunct to current cancer therapies. (spandidos-publications.com)
It acts by blocking vital functions of tumoral cells in myeloma, inducing apoptosis. (cdlib.org)
This drug has also been shown to inhibit the adherence between bone marrow stroma and myeloma cells, to block apoptosis resistance, and to inhibit IL-6 induced proliferation and angiogenesis [ 1 , 2 ]. (cdlib.org)
In both one cell type cultured and co-culture systems, CLA induced cell apoptosis in ERα transfected MDA-MB-231 cells but not in the wild type MDA-MB-231 cells. (biomedcentral.com)
These data, therefore, demonstrate that ERα plays important roles in CLA induced apoptosis in human breast tissues. (biomedcentral.com)
Potential modulation of apoptosis by anti-cancer agents is of interest for several reasons. (biomedcentral.com)
it has a strong beneficial effect in metastatic melanoma, and it induced caspase-dependent apoptosis and inhibited autophagy of glioblastoma cells. (canceractive.com)
The proliferation-inhibiting and apoptosis-inducing effects of Haelan are highly dependent on cell type and concentration administered. (biomedcentral.com)
Apoptosis is defined as a programmed form of cell death induced to eliminate genetically altered cells without causing severe host reaction. (biomedcentral.com)
Apoptosis can be induced by various extracellular and intracellular stimuli leading to the activation of three main pathways, the extrinsic (death receptor-mediated), the intrinsic (mitochondrial) and the endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated pathway. (biomedcentral.com)
They deregulate cell cycle progression, induce apoptosis, function as antioxidants, modulate multiple cell signalling pathways and inhibit tumor invasion [ 8 ]. (biomedcentral.com)

Sulforaphane (SFN) is an isothiocyanate compound derived from glucoraphanin, which is present in cruciferous vegetables, and has previously been demonstrated to have the ability to suppress malignant cancer phenotypes, including cell proliferation, angiogenesis and metastasis ( 7 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
PDF induces proliferation of fibroblasts, micro glia, and smooth muscle. (educheer.com)
c-Met, a receptor tyrosine kinase overexpressed or mutated in many tumor cell types, plays key roles in tumor cell proliferation, survival, invasion, metastasis, and tumor angiogenesis. (newdrugapprovals.org)
The objective of this study was to evaluate clinical and microscopic features of squamous cell carcinomas using immunohistochemical analysis and assessing biological markers of angiogenesis and tumor vascular activity (anti-CD31, anti-CD34, Factor VIII), cell proliferation (Ki-67), and loss of cell suppression (p53). (bvsalud.org)
Blockade of VEGF function via soluble decoy receptors suppressed tumor development, inhibited tumor angiogenesis, and blocked tumor cell proliferation. (perkinelmer.com)
mTOR, a serine/threonine kinase, is thought to play a central role in regulating cell growth, proliferation, cellular metabolism and angiogenesis [ 7 ]. (jcancer.org)

Some agents may also reduce angiogenesis, and metastasis. (medscape.com)
The present study was performed to investigate the effect of N-desulfated heparin on basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) expression, tumor angiogenesis and metastasis of gastric carcinoma. (hindawi.com)
N-desulfated heparin can inhibit the metastasis of gastric cancer through inhibiting tumor bFGF expression and tumor angiogenesis with no obvious anticoagulant activity. (hindawi.com)
Recent studies have showed that angiogenesis plays a crucial role in tumor growth and metastasis. (hindawi.com)
Inhibition of angiogenesis can control tumor metastasis and improve the prognosis [ 3 - 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
Anti-VEGF therapy is effective in inhibiting angiogenesis and metastasis of tumor [ 9 , 10 ]. (hindawi.com)
In this study, we investigated the effect of N-desulfated heparin on bFGF expression, angiogenesis, and tumor metastasis in vitro and in vivo. (hindawi.com)
Angiogenesis has an important role in metastasis development. (revistanefrologia.com)

en] OBJECTIVE: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been identified as a crucial regulator of physiological and pathological angiogenesis. (uni.lu)
PMCA4-dependent inhibition of calcineurin signaling translates into a reduction in endothelial cell motility and blood vessel formation that ultimately impairs in vivo angiogenesis by VEGF. (uni.lu)
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) are the main factors promoting angiogenesis [ 7 , 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
Chemically modified heparin shows a significantly reduced anticoagulant activity and enhanced ability to interact with FGF, VEGF, and hepatocyte growth factor, which are known to stimulate angiogenesis [ 13 ]. (hindawi.com)
The results of immunofluorescence and immunoblot showed that administration of 100 mg/kg MOPs effectively inhibited angiogenesis in the bilateral testes but modulated the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2), and MMP9 mildly. (hindawi.com)
These results indicate that inhibition of angiogenesis may be one of the mechanisms by which MOP exerts its inhibitive activities on the progression of varicocele, whereas a relative upregulation of VEGF and MMP-9 may be crucial for the spermatogenetic protective effects of 100 mg/kg MOP administration. (hindawi.com)
Thereapeutic angiogenesis can be achieved by exogenously adding VEGF and/or other angiogenic growth factors. (who.int)
Stimulation of endothelial cells (ECs) by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) via its cognate receptor family (VEGFRs) is one of the critical events in angiogenesis. (uu.nl)
In recent years, the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has become one of the main objectives in treating tumour-induced angiogenesis. (revistanefrologia.com)
Various studies have shown that the anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody, bevacizumab, can reduce angiogenesis and inhibit solid tumour growth. (revistanefrologia.com)
Systemic hypertension is a potential complication of certain cancer therapies, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathway inhibitors, alkylating agents, taxanes, proteasome inhibitors, pyrimidine analogs, and vinca alkaloids. (acc.org)
The VEGF signaling pathway is critical to angiogenesis and can be inhibited by monoclonal antibodies and small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors directed at VEGF and its receptor, respectively. (acc.org)
9 Whereas some retrospective analyses have postulated that VEGF signaling pathway inhibitor-induced hypertension might correlate with anti-tumor response, this has yet to be validated in large prospective studies. (acc.org)
Inhibition of VEGF induced angiogenesis pathways mediated via p44/p42 downstream signalling. (evidentic.com)
In fact, diabetes reduces the rate of angiogenesis by alteration in the expression angiogenic genes such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) [6] . (eg.net)
PURPOSE: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent stimulator of angiogenesis, which is crucial in cancer progression. (greenmedinfo.com)
By adding enterodiol or enterolactone, E2-induced VEGF secretion in MCF-7 cells decreased significantly without agonistic effects. (greenmedinfo.com)

Aside from its anticoagulant action, heparin binds to various growth factors, cytokines, and extracellular proteins and consequently is able to affect migration of cancer cells and angiogenesis in tumors. (hindawi.com)
For their growth and metastatic propagation, solid tumors are dependant on angiogenesis and accumulated evidences suggest that monocyte-derived cells could also play an important role in this phenomenon. (cnrs.fr)
Increased angiogenesis has been demonstrated to be a significant prognostic factor in many solid tumors. (elsevier.com)
Their expression is mainly regulated by nuclear factor kappa-B, which is constitutively active in most of the tumors and induced by chemotherapeutic agents and carcinogens 5 . (scialert.net)
The DEN is also commonly used to induce lesions in rats that mimic different types of benign and malignant tumors in human 7 . (scialert.net)
Various murine studies have reported that both spontaneous and carcinogen-induced tumors occur more frequently in mice that lack various elements of innate and adaptive immunity. (medscape.com)
In summary, current models hold that tumor antigens are present and induce immune reactivity during incipient tumor growth and that tumors subsequently develop properties to evade these immune responses. (medscape.com)
RESULTS: We show that flaxseed, enterodiol, and enterolactone counteracted E2-induced growth and angiogenesis in solid tumors. (greenmedinfo.com)

Methiothepin also induces mitochondrial dysfunction, represented by depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane and increased mitochondrion-specific Ca 2+ levels, and causes metabolic disruption in cancer cells such as decreased ATP production and oxidative phosphorylation. (nih.gov)
assessment of the cytoprotective activity of the crude extracts against oxidative stress induced by tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP). (bl.uk)
CNT-induced fibrosis involves a multitude of cell types and is characterized by the early onset of inflammation, oxidative stress and accumulation of extracellular matrix. (cdc.gov)
Protective effect of electrolyzed reduced water on the paraquat-induced oxidative damage of human lymphocyte DNA. (h2bev.com)

In the present study, we show that soluble factors secreted by breast tumor cells induce monocytes to produce a variety of proangiogenic CXC chemokines without secretion of angiostatic CXC chemokines. (cnrs.fr)
This last result points out that a precise profiling of secreted proangiogenic factors inside the tumor, by tumor cells themselves or tumor-infiltrating monocyte-derived cells, is important for a precise targeting of therapeutic agents against neovascularization. (cnrs.fr)
This agent may sensitize drug-resistant tumor cells to other antineoplastic agents, possibly through a mechanism involving the down-regulation of thymidylate synthase. (tebu-bio.com)
This may induce cell death in tumor cells overexpressing c-Met protein or expressing constitutively activated c-Met protein. (newdrugapprovals.org)

Plasma membrane calcium ATPase isoform 4 inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated angiogenesis through interaction with calcineurin. (uni.lu)
Angiogenesis is essential for tumor growth beyond a few millimeters in diameter because of the tumor's requirement for a network of blood vessels to deliver oxygen and nutrients and to remove waste products of metabolism. (hindawi.com)
The Eck RPTK was activated by tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) through induction of B61, and an antibody to B61 attenuated angiogenesis induced by TNF-α but not by basic fibroblast growth factor. (elsevier.com)
Moreover, treatment with Rac1 siRNA inhibited angiogenesis and tumor growth in mice. (uu.nl)
Angiogenesis is the physiological process involving the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing vessels. (aphios.com)
Eight percent Haelan induced significant growth inhibition of CAPAN-1 and BxPC-3 cell lines by 30 % and 35 %, respectively, compared with the control. (biomedcentral.com)
Inhibition of calpain activity amplified the Haelan-induced growth inhibition of CAPAN-1 and BxPC-3 cells, but failed to amplify the growth inhibition of Haelan-treated AR42J cells. (biomedcentral.com)
In fibroblasts, calpain inhibition induced Haelan-independent growth inhibition. (biomedcentral.com)
Radiation recall pneumonitis induced by epidermal growth fac. (lww.com)
Angiogenesis is the development of new blood vessels in areas of novel tissue growth. (jnccn.org)
Angiogenesis, the development of new blood vessels from the preexisting ones, is essential for the growth and development of body tissues that can be affected by diabetes [3] , [4] . (eg.net)
Flaxseed and its lignans inhibit estradiol-induced growth, angiogenesis, and secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor in human breast cancer xenografts in vivo. (greenmedinfo.com)

CONCLUSIONS: Given the importance of the calcineurin/NFAT pathway in the regulation of pathological angiogenesis, targeted modulation of PMCA4 functionality might open novel therapeutic avenues to promote or attenuate new vessel formation in diseases that occur with angiogenesis. (uni.lu)
New treatment principles are emerging in current practice, such as metabolic modulation, therapeutic angiogenesis, and novel interventional techniques (coronary in-flow redistribution and approaches to chronic total occlusion). (nature.com)

they react with the receptor to induce changes in the metabolism and activity of a cell. (ipfs.io)

Angiogenesis, which is the process by which new blood vessels develop from preexisting vessels, is governed by a very complex network of opposing signals that, under normal physiological conditions, are elicited by various highly regulated angiogenesis stimulators and inhibitors [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
During tumor-associated angiogenesis, the balance of angiogenesis stimulators and inhibitors is tipped in favor of angiogenesis by hypoxia-inducible factor-1 gene expression [ 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
Proteasome inhibitors are emerging as a promising class of anti-cancer therapeutic agents. (cdlib.org)

For instance, in 2006 a two-part series on "Natural Health Products That Inhibit Angiogenesis" (Sagar et al. (aphios.com)

With support from the Gebert Rüf Stiftung, we could identify and design innovative and potent multifunctional polymers that are cost-effective and can be used as stable coating agent for our in vivo-like cell culture substrates. (grstiftung.ch)

The progression and chemoresistance of ovarian cancer can involve tumor angiogenesis, the development of new blood vessels bringing more blood and nutrients to the growing tumor. (intechopen.com)

Delta-tocotrienol protects human and mouse cells from radiation damage may through suppression of IL-1β-induced NFκB/miR-30 signaling. (greenmedinfo.com)
Therefore, the development of effective chemosensitizing agents that represent distinct and complementary modes of killing cells may have important clinical implications. (spandidos-publications.com)
The present endometriosis model would be useful for investigation of the mechanisms of angiogenesis process involved in the peritoneal attachment of endometrial cells, as well as of the effects of therapeutic drugs, particularly with antiangiogenic activity. (biomedcentral.com)
In a study conducted in 2010, researchers found that Zingiber officinale protects HaCaT cells and C57BL/6 mice from ultraviolet B-induced inflammation (Guahk et al. (aphios.com)
Zingiber officinale protects HaCaT cells and C57BL/6 mice from ultraviolet B-induced inflammation. (aphios.com)
Using short-term cultures of large (normal human bronchial epithelial cells [NHBEs]), and small airway epithelial cells (SAECs) they showed that stimulation with nicotine and NNK in pharmacologically relevant concentrations (in the 100 nM range which is attained in the plasma of smokers) induced phosphorylation of Akt on physiologically relevant serine and threonine residues within minutes. (jci.org)
PDGF may also serve as a chemo tactic agent for inflammatory cells. (educheer.com)
Adjustments in the cell behaviors of the end and stalk cells had been also discovered in the angiogenesis model after irradiation, which is certainly difficult to see in 2-D monolayer versions. (iahrgrenoble2016.org)
Of further interest, the maturing stem cells deployed by the hydrogel also induce nearby native stem cells to contribute to bone repair, thus further amplifying their regenerative effects. (regenerativemedicine.net)

Rotation Model: Ligand binding to the extracellular part of the receptor induces the rotation of the receptor's transmembrane region inside the cell membrane, in doing so regulate it's activity inside the cell. (ipfs.io)

In human xenograft models in mice, Nanobullet-induced anti-tumor effects corresponded with the cytotoxicity observed in the respective cell line. (uu.nl)
This agent has potent anti-tumor efficacy in mono- and combination therapy in a broad range of cancers. (newdrugapprovals.org)

Taken together these data strengthen the hypothesis of a possible role of angiogenesis in MDS pathogenesis. (elsevier.com)
Angiogenesis is considered as a major process in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. (biomedcentral.com)
Given the role of multiple players during the pathogenesis of CNT-induced fibrosis, the objective of this review is to summarize the key findings and discuss major cellular and molecular events governing pulmonary fibrosis. (cdc.gov)

In hepatocarcinogenesis in both animal models and humans, ROS has been reported to play a major role in tumor initiation and survival due to the presence of a variety of agents, by mediating cellular signal transduction pathways. (scialert.net)

Using in vitro tubule formation in Matrigel, we demonstrated that the CXC chemokines secreted by MTSs (monocytes cultured with tumor cell supernatants) were able to induce microvessel formation. (cnrs.fr)
As a result, the 3-D in vitro bloodstream vessel model may be used to understand radiation-induced endothelial accidents. (iahrgrenoble2016.org)

In 2005 and 2006, teams of researchers learned that ginger extract has the ability to modulate radiation-induced Conditioned Taste Aversion (CTA) (Sharma et al. (aphios.com)
2005). This study also indicated that ginger extract has tremendous potential for clinical applications in the mitigation of radiation-induced emesis (vomiting) in humans (Haksar et al. (aphios.com)
Zingiber officinale exhibits behavioral radio-protection against radiation-induced CTA in a gender-specific manner. (aphios.com)
4,5 Modern radiotherapy techniques may lead to a lower rate or delayed radiation-induced heart disease. (acc.org)
Management of radiation-induced vasculopathy includes vigilant risk factor modification, follow-up for detection of premature carotid artery stenosis and CAD, and percutaneous or surgical intervention when necessary. (acc.org)

The enhanced tumor aggressiveness stems at least partially from hypoxia-induced genomic instability. (frontiersin.org)
Therefore, a clear understanding of how tumor hypoxia induces genomic instability is crucial for the improvement of cancer therapeutics. (frontiersin.org)

In conclusion, this study revealed that methiothepin is a potential novel therapeutic agent for ovarian cancer treatment. (nih.gov)
Ovarian cancer is often difficult to treat because of the development of resistance to many of the currently-used therapeutic agents (i.e. chemoresistance). (intechopen.com)

Varicocele repair (varicocelectomy) is the common clinical therapy offered to symptomatic or infertile varicocele patients [ 3 - 5 ], and it effectively improves sperm quality while reducing testicle hypoxia and angiogenesis, which are important and adaptive pathophysiological events reported in varicocele patients and in an experimental rat model of varicocele in venous diseases [ 6 , 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
Aquaporins (AQPs) are involved in hypoxia -induced angiogenesis and retinal damage. (bvsalud.org)

Calpain inhibition also amplified the Haelan-induced apoptotic activity in all cancer cell lines, but exerted no further effect in fibroblasts. (biomedcentral.com)

Asthma is present in 10% to 15% of the adult population, induced BHR and airway inflammation, and thus far, the and it is estimated that up to 15% of all cases in industrialized physiological role of IgE in the airways has not been fully settings are associated with workplace exposure (Bauer et al. (cdc.gov)

It has been shown that neovascularization is necessary for the survival of tumor implants larger than 2-3 mm 3 [ 5 ], and that endometriotic lesions recruit blood vessels by inducing angiogenesis [ 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
We report on a case of cutaneous lesions induced by bortezomib in a patient with relapsed multiple myeloma (MM). (cdlib.org)

Several advances have been made in the treatment of MM over the past decade, especially with the arrival of new, active agents such as thalidomide (Thalomid®), bortezomib (Velcade®), and lenalidomide (Revlimid®) [ 1 , 2 ]. (cdlib.org)

Since the antioxidants play a crucial role in the modification of the angiogenesis [11] , it seems that the P. crispum plant can protect the angiogenesis in diabetic-induced stress. (eg.net)

Bumetanide Suppression of Angiogenesis in a Rat Model of Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy. (bvsalud.org)

Among the various effects from radiotherapy, the necrosis induced by radiation, with variable extension and locoregional osteoradionecrosis (ORN) presents a prominent slow healing, which occurs in the absence of tumor necrosis, role, because it cannot always be avoided, besides causing recurrence of cancer or local metastatic disease. (bvsalud.org)

Although chemotherapy has been effective in eradicating micrometastatic disease in some conditions and remains a principal determinant of success, the toxicity associated with current cytotoxics is substantial, and current agents have not proven curative in several clinical groups. (medscape.com)

We tested the hypothesis that early postnatal treatment with bumetanide suppresses biomarkers of angiogenesis and decreases severe retinopathy oxygen -induced retinopathy (OIR). (bvsalud.org)

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a major cell wall component of Gram negative bacteria, plays a central role in sepsis as the endotoxin inducing a systemic inflammatory response, and LPS-induced endotoxin shock is one of the several well-studied animal models of septic shock. (elifesciences.org)

Methods and kits using a pharmaceutical composition for use in inhibiting ocular angiogenesis or fibrosis are provided herein, such that composition includes a pharmaceutically suitable carrier or diluent and an amount of the inhibitor composition effective to inhibit the angiogenesis or the fibrosis by inhibiting expression and/or activity of a galectin protein or a portion thereof. (justia.com)
Bumetanide is a diuretic agent, Na+/K+/Cl- cotransporter (NKCC1), and AQP 1-4 inhibitor. (bvsalud.org)

The aim of this study was to investigate the chemopreventive action and the possible mechanisms of ethanolic extract of Canthium coromandelicum leaves (CEE) against diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced liver cancer in rats. (scialert.net)
To contribute to the hazard identification of low molecular weight (LMW) respiratory allergens, respiratory allergy induced by trimellitic anhydride (TMA) was characterized by whole genome analysis of lung tissue and blood proteomics in Brown Norway rats. (cdc.gov)

Agents that induce or stimulate PHYSIOLOGIC ANGIOGENESIS or PATHOLOGIC ANGIOGENESIS . (bvsalud.org)

4. Induces epigenetic alterations usual y arises as the cell attempts to repair the DNA damage. (who.int)
Evidence currently suggests that the mechanisms responsible for resistance to cytotoxic agents generally do not confer resistance to immune-mediated mechanisms of tumor-cell killing. (medscape.com)
1,5 tests show that Ang1 induces endothelial cell (EC) sprouting and and neovascularization of Matrigel implants in response to Ang1 had been reliant on endothelium-derived NO. Components and Methods Components Individual Ang1* was kindly supplied by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Tarrytown, NY). (conferencedequebec.org)

This finding suggests the existence of an autocrine or paracrine loop involving activation of the Eck RPTK by its inducible ligand B61 after an inflammatory stimulus, the net effect of which would be to promote angiogenesis, a hallmark of chronic inflammation. (elsevier.com)

Antineoplastic agents are employed to reduce tumor burden and induce remission. (medscape.com)
This is possibly the first clinical report on the effect and side effects of camel urine in human cancer patients who insisted upon using camel urine instead of established antineoplastic agents. (who.int)

Dermal sensitization (50% and 25% w/v) with TMA and an inhalation challenge of 15 mg/m3 TMA-induced apneas, laryngeal inflammation, increased numbers of eosinophils, neutrophils and macrophages in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), and increased immunoglobulin E levels in serum and lung tissue. (cdc.gov)

2010). Treatment with ginger attenuated UVB-induced hyperplasia, infiltration of leukocytes and dilation of blood vessels in the dermis of mice. (aphios.com)
Here, we report that peripheral administration of the hypothalamic neuropeptide orexin improves the survival of mice with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced endotoxin shock, a well-studied septic shock model. (elifesciences.org)

Glycoprotein E2 is the Isomalt most immunodominant protein and induces the production of neutralizing antibodies in infected pigs [21]. (iahrgrenoble2016.org)

Our previous observations on humans showed that angiogenesis is predominantly found in rectosigmoid endometriosis, a deeply infiltrating disease. (biomedcentral.com)
The agents documented and list- ed that carcinogens commonly show tween tumour sites in humans and ed as carcinogenic to humans one or more of 10 key characteristics experimental animals. (who.int)

Methods and kits using a pharmaceutical composition for use in inhibiting ocular angiogenesis or ocular fibrosis in a subject are provided. (justia.com)
Angiogenesis-associated disorders in the eye, such as choroidal neovascularization, result in hemorrhaging and fibrosis in the eye, and visual loss. (justia.com)
Choroidal neovascularization is an angiogenesis-associated disorder that causes hemorrhaging, fibrosis, and visual loss (Kumar-Singh et al. (justia.com)

Innate immunity does not induce immunologic memory. (medscape.com)

The study concluded that Z. officinale , gingerol and shogaol show potential as anti-inflammatory agents to protect skin against UV irradiation damage. (aphios.com)

The high mortality and dismal survival rate both strongly suggest that the evaluation of therapeutic agents is urgently needed. (biomedcentral.com)

Compounds of plant origin, including food components, have attracted scientific attention for use as agents for cancer prevention and treatment. (mdpi.com)
Combination treatment with methiothepin improves the anti-cancer effect of paclitaxel, a standard chemotherapeutic agent. (nih.gov)
The present study was undertaken to investigate the action of cannabinoids, a new family of potential antitumoral agents, in pancreatic cancer. (aacrjournals.org)
The current study compared the long-term biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) in terms of selection of anesthetic agent between total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) with propofol/remifentanil and volatile anesthetics (VA) with sevoflurane or desflurane/remifentanil. (medsci.org)
Aside from several well-documented factors that synergistically influence the risk of long-term cancer recurrence, recent studies have shown that anesthetic agents might affect the postoperative prognosis of cancer due to its unfavorable effect on the immune system [ 1 , 2 ], and has led to a renewed interest in this field [ 3 ]. (medsci.org)
However, other recent studies have yielded different results regarding the influence of anesthetic agents on the recurrence of breast cancer [ 10 , 11 ], and different oncologic outcomes have been demonstrated depending on the type of cancer [ 7 , 11 - 14 ]. (medsci.org)
Until now, there have been no studies of the influence of anesthetic agents on the recurrence of prostate cancer. (medsci.org)
In a different field, contrast-enhanced ultrasound is used to assess anomalies in blood flow with the aim of locating cancer-induced angiogenesis. (tue.nl)
Nb-functionalized nanomedicines or Nanobullets are versatile systems that can be readily tailored for effective anti-cancer therapy by virtue of intrinsically active Nbs that serve as targeting ligands, in combination with the encapsulation of a therapeutic agent in a long-circulating drug delivery system The second strategy involved the inhibition of tumor angiogenesis using RNA interference. (uu.nl)
Vitamin D: an essential adjuvant therapeutic agent in breast cancer - J Int Med Res 2022 Jul - 'Low serum levels of vitamin D have been reported as a risk factor for breast cancer. (qualitycounts.com)