Milestones in tumor vascularization and its therapeutic targeting

M De Palma, D Hanahan - Nature cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Research into the mechanisms and manifestations of solid tumor vascularization was
launched more than 50 years ago with the proposition and experimental demonstrations that …

Microenvironmental regulation of tumour angiogenesis

M De Palma, D Biziato, TV Petrova - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
Tumours display considerable variation in the patterning and properties of angiogenic blood
vessels, as well as in their responses to anti-angiogenic therapy. Angiogenic programming …

Hepatic stellate cells in liver development, regeneration, and cancer

C Yin, KJ Evason, K Asahina… - The Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Hepatic stellate cells are liver-specific mesenchymal cells that play vital roles in liver
physiology and fibrogenesis. They are located in the space of Disse and maintain close …

The PDGF/PDGFR pathway as a drug target

N Papadopoulos, J Lennartsson - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Platelet-derived growth factors (PDGF) promotes cell proliferation, survival and migration,
primarily of cells of mesenchymal origin. Dysfunction of PDGF signaling has been observed …

Mechanisms of vessel pruning and regression

C Korn, HG Augustin - Developmental cell, 2015 - cell.com
The field of angiogenesis research has primarily focused on the mechanisms of sprouting
angiogenesis. Yet vascular networks formed by vessel sprouting subsequently undergo …

Role of METTL3-dependent N6-methyladenosine mRNA modification in the promotion of angiogenesis

MD Yao, Q Jiang, Y Ma, C Liu, CY Zhu, YN Sun… - Molecular Therapy, 2020 - cell.com
Epigenetic alterations occur in many physiological and pathological processes. N 6-
methyladenosine (m 6 A) modification is the most prevalent modification in eukaryotic …

[HTML][HTML] Retinopathy of prematurity: A review of pathophysiology and signaling pathways

M Fevereiro-Martins, C Marques-Neves… - survey of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a vasoproliferative disorder of the retina and a leading
cause of visual impairment and childhood blindness worldwide. The disease is …

Platelet-derived growth factors and their receptors: structural and functional perspectives

PH Chen, X Chen, X He - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins …, 2013 - Elsevier
The four types of platelet-derived growth factors (PDGFs) and the two types of PDGF
receptors (PDGFRs, which belong to class III receptor tyrosine kinases) have important …

Multifarious functions of PDGFs and PDGFRs in tumor growth and metastasis

Y Cao - Trends in molecular medicine, 2013 - cell.com
Platelet-derived growth factors (PDGFs) and their receptors (PDGFRs) are frequently
expressed in various tumors and their expression levels correlate with tumor growth …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts and its derived exosomes: a new perspective for reshaping the tumor microenvironment

Z Peng, Z Tong, Z Ren, M Ye, K Hu - Molecular Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the most abundant stromal cells within the tumor
microenvironment (TME). They extensively communicate with the other cells. Exosome …