Shaping the brain vasculature in development and disease in the single-cell era

T Wälchli, J Bisschop, P Carmeliet, G Zadeh… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The CNS critically relies on the formation and proper function of its vasculature during
development, adult homeostasis and disease. Angiogenesis—the formation of new blood …

VEGF levels in patients with glioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Seyedmirzaei, P Shobeiri, M Turgut… - Reviews in the …, 2021 - degruyter.com
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has a crucial role in the angiogenesis of various
tumors, including glioma. As the levels of VEGF would change in patients with glioma, we …

WTAP expression predicts poor prognosis in malignant glioma patients

Z Xi, Y Xue, J Zheng, X Liu, J Ma, Y Liu - Journal of Molecular …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Wilms' tumor 1-associating protein (WTAP) interacts with the Wilms' tumor 1 gene.
Although originally classified as a tumor suppressor, WTAP was later found to be over …

HIF-1α-targeting acriflavine provides long term survival and radiological tumor response in brain cancer therapy

A Mangraviti, T Raghavan, F Volpin, N Skuli… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Tumor progression, limited efficacy of current standard treatments, and the rise in patient
mortality are associated with gene expression caused by the synergistic action of …

VEGF as a modulator of the innate immune response in glioblastoma

K Turkowski, S Brandenburg, A Mueller… - Glia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
VEGF is an important factor in tumor vascularization and used as target for anti‐angiogenic
treatment strategies in glioma. In this study, we demonstrate for the first time that VEGF is a …

HIF-dependent mechanisms of relationship between hypoxia tolerance and tumor development

DS Dzhalilova, OV Makarova - Biochemistry (Moscow), 2021 - Springer
Oxygen deficiency is one of the key pathogenetic factors determining development and
severity of many diseases, including inflammatory, infectious diseases, and cancer. Lack of …

Sphingosine-1-phosphate in the tumor microenvironment: a signaling hub regulating cancer hallmarks

L Riboni, L Abdel Hadi, SE Navone, L Guarnaccia… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
As a key hub of malignant properties, the cancer microenvironment plays a crucial role
intimately connected to tumor properties. Accumulating evidence supports that the …

Induction of apoptosis through extrinsic/intrinsic pathways and suppression of ERK/NF‐κB signalling participate in anti‐glioblastoma of imipramine

FT Hsu, IT Chiang, WS Wang - Journal of Cellular and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastomas are the most aggressive type of brain tumour, with poor prognosis even after
standard treatment such as surgical resection, temozolomide and radiation therapy. The …

Validation of vessel size imaging (VSI) in high-grade human gliomas using magnetic resonance imaging, image-guided biopsies, and quantitative …

A Chakhoyan, J Yao, K Leu, WB Pope, N Salamon… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
To evaluate the association between a vessel size index (VSIMRI) derived from dynamic
susceptibility contrast (DSC) perfusion imaging using a custom spin-and-gradient echo …

Ablation of neuropilin-1 improves the therapeutic response in conventional drug-resistant glioblastoma multiforme

RS Angom, SK Mondal, F Wang, VS Madamsetty… - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly proliferative and locally invasive cancer with poor
prognosis and a high recurrence rate. Although anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth …