Placenta growth factor, PLGF, influences the motility of lung cancer cells, the role of Rho associated kinase, Rock1

J Chen, L Ye, L Zhang, WG Jiang - Journal of cellular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Placenta growth factor (PlGF) is a member of the VEGF family and has been implicated in
the aggressive capacity of solid tumours, partly via its impact on angiogenesis. The present …

[HTML][HTML] Placenta growth factor-1 antagonizes VEGF-induced angiogenesis and tumor growth by the formation of functionally inactive PlGF-1/VEGF heterodimers

A Eriksson, R Cao, R Pawliuk, SM Berg, M Tsang… - Cancer cell, 2002 - cell.com
Tumor growth and metastasis require concomitant growth of new blood vessels, which are
stimulated by angiogenic factors, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) …

[HTML][HTML] Placental growth factor and its receptor, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1: novel targets for stimulation of ischemic tissue revascularization and …

M Autiero, A Luttun, M Tjwa, P Carmeliet - Journal of Thrombosis and …, 2003 - Elsevier
In contrast to VEGF and its receptor VEGFR-2, PlGF and its receptor VEGFR-1 have been
largely neglected and therefore their potential for therapy has not been previously explored …

A placental growth factor variant unable to recognize vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor-1 inhibits VEGF-dependent tumor angiogenesis via …

V Tarallo, L Vesci, O Capasso, MT Esposito, T Riccioni… - Cancer research, 2010 - AACR
Angiogenesis is one of the crucial events for cancer development and growth. Two members
of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family, VEGF-A and placental growth factor …

[HTML][HTML] Flt-1 in colorectal cancer cells is required for the tumor invasive effect of placental growth factor through a p38-MMP9 pathway

SC Wei, PN Tsao, MT Weng, Z Cao… - Journal of biomedical …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Placenta growth factor (PlGF), a dimeric glycoprotein with 53%
homology to VEGF, binds to VEGF receptor-1 (Flt-1), but not to VEGF receptor-2 (Flk-1), and …

[HTML][HTML] The discovery of placenta growth factor and its biological activity

S De Falco - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2012 - nature.com
Angiogenesis is a complex biological phenomenon crucial for a correct embryonic
development and for post-natal growth. In adult life, it is a tightly regulated process confined …

Placental growth factor-1 attenuates vascular endothelial growth factor-A–dependent tumor angiogenesis during β cell carcinogenesis

T Schomber, L Kopfstein, V Djonov, I Albrecht… - Cancer Research, 2007 - AACR
Members of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family are critical players in
angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. Although VEGF-A has been shown to exert …

Altered tumor vessel maturation and proliferation in placenta growth factor‐producing tumors: potential relationship to post‐therapy tumor angiogenesis and …

AP Taylor, M Rodriguez, K Adams… - … journal of cancer, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Cells in human tumor xenografts express similar levels of angiogenic growth factors before
treatment. After radioimmunotherapy (RAIT) surviving tumor cells upregulate angiogenic …

PGF isoforms, PLGF-1 and PGF-2 and the PGF receptor, neuropilin, in human breast cancer: prognostic significance

A Escudero-Esparza, TA Martin… - Oncology …, 2010 - spandidos-publications.com
Placenta growth factor (PLGF) is a member of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
family, a group of angiogenic growth factors. Recently, isoforms have been identified. This …

[HTML][HTML] Placental growth factor is secreted by the human endometrium and has potential important functions during embryo development and implantation

NK Binder, J Evans, LA Salamonsen, DK Gardner… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Embryo implantation requires synchronized dialogue between the receptive endometrium
and activated blastocyst via locally produced soluble mediators. During the mid-secretory …