Physicochemical aspects of the tumour microenvironment as drivers of vasculogenic mimicry

E Andreucci, S Peppicelli, J Ruzzolini… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2022 - Springer
Tumour vascularisation is vital for cancer sustainment representing not only the main source
of nutrients and oxygen supply but also an escape route for single or clustered cancer cells …

Vasculogenic mimicry, a complex and devious process favoring tumorigenesis–interest in making it a therapeutic target

L Treps, S Faure, N Clere - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Tumor cell vasculogenic mimicry (VM), also dubbed vascular mimicry, describes the
plasticity of aggressive cancer cells forming de novo vascular networks and is associated …

Advanced research on vasculogenic mimicry in cancer

L Qiao, N Liang, J Zhang, J Xie, F Liu… - Journal of cellular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a brand‐new tumour vascular paradigm independent of
angiogenesis that describes the specific capacity of aggressive cancer cells to form vessel …

The hypoxia-related signaling pathways of vasculogenic mimicry in tumor treatment

S Li, W Meng, Z Guan, Y Guo, X Han - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2016 - Elsevier
Tumors require a blood supply for survival, growth, and metastasis. It is widely accepted that
the development of the tumor microcirculation compartment need the production of new …

Overview of advances in vasculogenic mimicry–a potential target for tumor therapy

H Ge, H Luo - Cancer management and research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) describes the process utilized by highly aggressive cancer cells
to generate vascular-like structures without the presence of endothelial cells. VM has been …

Vasculogenic mimicry in breast cancer: clinical relevance and drivers

G Morales-Guadarrama, R García-Becerra… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
In solid tumors, vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is the formation of vascular structures by cancer
cells, allowing to generate a channel-network able to transport blood and tumor cells. While …

neovascularization, angiogenesis and vasculogenic mimicry in cancer

C López-Camarillo, E Ruiz-García, N Starling… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Vasculogenesis refers to the development of new vessels from primordial endothelial stem
cells, whereas angiogenesis denotes the formation of vessels from pre-existing capillary …

Mechanisms of vasculogenic mimicry in hypoxic tumor microenvironments

X Wei, Y Chen, X Jiang, M Peng, Y Liu, Y Mo, D Ren… - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a recently discovered angiogenetic process
found in many malignant tumors, and is different from the traditional angiogenetic process …

Vasculogenic mimicry: lessons from melanocytic tumors

K Spiliopoulos, D Peschos, A Batistatou, I Ntountas… - in vivo, 2015 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Tumor cell vasculogenic mimicry refers to the formation of tumor cell-lined vessels that
contribute to tumor neovascularization and nutrient and oxygen supply. These tumor cells …

[HTML][HTML] Epithelial-to-endothelial transition and cancer stem cells: two cornerstones of vasculogenic mimicry in malignant tumors

B Sun, D Zhang, N Zhao, X Zhao - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is a functional microcirculation pattern in malignant tumors
accompanied by endothelium-dependent vessels and mosaic vessels. VM has been …