Contribution of cancer stem cells to tumor vasculogenic mimicry

X Yao, Y Ping, X Bian - Protein & cell, 2011 - Springer
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM), a newly-defined pattern of tumor blood supply, provides a
special passage without endothelial cells and is conspicuously different from angiogenesis …

A new perspective of vasculogenic mimicry: EMT and cancer stem cells

YL Fan, M Zheng, YL Tang… - Oncology letters, 2013 - spandidos-publications.com
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM), a new pattern of tumor microcirculation, is important for the
growth and progression of tumors. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is pivotal in …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] iPSC-derived cancer stem cells provide a model of tumor vasculature

M Prieto-Vila, T Yan, AS Calle, N Nair… - American journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To grow beyond a size of approximately 1-2 mm 3, tumor cells activate many processes to
develop blood vasculature. Growing evidences indicate that the formation of the tumor …

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 …

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 …

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 carcinogenesis and clinical applications

Q Luo, J Wang, W Zhao, Z Peng, X Liu, B Li… - Journal of hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
Distinct from classical tumor angiogenesis, vasculogenic mimicry (VM) provides a blood
supply for tumor cells independent of endothelial cells. VM has two distinct types, namely …

Signalling pathways in vasculogenic mimicry

YWJ Paulis, PMMB Soetekouw, HMW Verheul… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2010 - Elsevier
Solid tumour growth is dependent on the development of an adequate blood supply. For
years, sprouting angiogenesis has been considered an exclusive mechanism of tumour …

Cancer stem cells and its role in angiogenesis and vasculogenic mimicry in gastrointestinal cancers

E Lizárraga-Verdugo, M Avendaño-Félix… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are able to promote initiation, survival and maintenance of tumor
growth and have been involved in gastrointestinal cancers (GICs) such as esophageal …