Compartment model predicts VEGF secretion and investigates the effects of VEGF trap in tumor-bearing mice

SD Finley, M Dhar, AS Popel - Frontiers in oncology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from existing vasculature, is important in
tumor growth and metastasis. A key regulator of angiogenesis is vascular endothelial growth …

VEGFR1 promotes cell migration and proliferation through PLCγ and PI3K pathways

JC Weddell, S Chen, PI Imoukhuede - NPJ systems biology and …, 2017 - nature.com
The ability to control vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling offers promising
therapeutic potential for vascular diseases and cancer. Despite this promise, VEGF-targeted …

Computational model of Gab1/2-dependent VEGFR2 pathway to Akt activation

WH Tan, AS Popel, F Mac Gabhann - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signal transduction is central to angiogenesis in
development and in pathological conditions such as cancer, retinopathy and ischemic …

Structural basis for vascular endothelial growth factor receptor activation and implications for disease therapy

F Shaik, GA Cuthbert, S Homer-Vanniasinkam… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) bind to membrane receptors on a wide variety
of cells to regulate diverse biological responses. The VEGF-A family member promotes …

Single-cell receptor quantification of an in vitro coculture angiogenesis model reveals VEGFR, NRP1, Tie2, and PDGFR regulation and endothelial heterogeneity

S Chen, PI Imoukhuede - Processes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing ones, is essential for
both normal development and numerous pathologies. Systems biology has offered a unique …

Engineered ligand‐based VEGFR antagonists with increased receptor binding affinity more effectively inhibit angiogenesis

S Kapur, AP Silverman, AZ Ye, N Papo… - Bioengineering & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Pathologic angiogenesis is mediated by the coordinated action of the vascular endothelial
growth factor (VEGF)/vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) signaling axis …

A compartment model of VEGF distribution in blood, healthy and diseased tissues

MO Stefanini, FTH Wu, F Mac Gabhann, AS Popel - BMC systems biology, 2008 - Springer
Background Angiogenesis is a process by which new capillaries are formed from pre-
existing blood vessels in physiological (eg, exercise, wound healing) or pathological (eg …

Effect of tumor microenvironment on tumor VEGF during anti-VEGF treatment: systems biology predictions

SD Finley, AS Popel - JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to be a potent promoter of
angiogenesis under both physiological and pathological conditions. Given its role in …

Model of competitive binding of vascular endothelial growth factor and placental growth factor to VEGF receptors on endothelial cells

F Mac Gabhann, AS Popel - American Journal of …, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
Placental growth factor (PlGF) competes with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) for
binding to VEGF receptor (VEGFR)-1 but does not bind VEGFR2. Experiments show that …

Mathematical modeling of cellular cross-talk between endothelial and tumor cells highlights counterintuitive effects of VEGF-targeted therapies

H Jain, T Jackson - Bulletin of mathematical biology, 2018 - Springer
Tumor growth and progression are critically dependent on the establishment of a vascular
support system. This is often accomplished via the expression of pro-angiogenic growth …