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EG-VEGF and the concept of tissue-specific angiogenic growth factors.

Jennifer LeCouter, +1 more
- 01 Feb 2002 - 
- Vol. 13, Iss: 1, pp 3-8
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A novel angiogenic mitogen, endocrine-gland-derived vascular endothelial growth factor, EG-VEGF, with a selective activity and very distinct expression pattern is identified, which may represent the first of a novel class of tissue-specificAngiogenic factors that function to regulate and fine-tune endothelial cell growth, structural and functional properties.
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This article is published in Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology.The article was published on 2002-02-01. It has received 43 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Vascular endothelial growth factor B & Vascular endothelial growth factor A.

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Vascular endothelial growth factor and kinase domain region receptor are involved in both seminiferous cord formation and vascular development during testis morphogenesis in the rat

TL;DR: It is concluded that VEGFA, secreted by the Sertoli cell, is involved in both neovascularization and cord formation and potentially acts through the PI3K pathway during testis morphogenesis to elicit its effects.
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Vascular cell biology in vivo: a new piscine paradigm?

TL;DR: Zebrafish have small, accessible, transparent embryos and larvae, facilitating high-resolution imaging in vivo, and genetic and experimental tools and methods available for functional manipulation of the entire organism, vascular tissues or even single vascular- or non-vascular cells make the fish amenable to 'in vivo vascular cell biology'.
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Retinopathy of prematurity: molecular pathology and therapeutic strategies.

TL;DR: Potential medical therapies for ROP, including modulators of angiogenic factors, inhibitors of basement membrane changes, endogenous inhibitors such as pigment epithelium derived factor, and anti-inflammatory drugs, have shown efficacy against neovascularization in several animal models.
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Endocrine gland-derived vascular endothelial growth factor is expressed in human peri-implantation endometrium, but not in endometrial carcinoma.

TL;DR: Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that EG-VEGF is predominantly expressed in the glandular epithelial cells and its expression is dynamic during the menstrual cycle with a peak expression at the mid-luteal phase, which may imply that EG -VEGF may only play a role in vascular function of peri-implantation endometrium, but is unlikely to be associated with the etiology of endometrial cancer development.
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TL;DR: It is shown that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) probably functions as a hypoxia-inducible angiogenic factor and is specifically induced in a subset of glioblastoma cells distinguished by their immediate proximity to necrotic foci and the clustering of capillaries alongside VEGF-producing cells.
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