[HTML][HTML] Shaping the brain vasculature in development and disease in the single-cell era

T Wälchli, J Bisschop, P Carmeliet, G Zadeh… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The CNS critically relies on the formation and proper function of its vasculature during
development, adult homeostasis and disease. Angiogenesis—the formation of new blood …

[HTML][HTML] New directions in the therapy of glioblastoma

K Szklener, M Mazurek, M Wieteska, M Wacławska… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite the continuous development of treatment technology,
glioblastoma remains a challenge for modern medicine. The standard of care remains a …

Photostable small-molecule NIR-II fluorescent scaffolds that cross the blood–brain barrier for noninvasive brain imaging

S Wang, H Shi, L Wang, A Loredo… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The second near-infrared (NIR-II, 1000–1700 nm) fluorescent probes have significant
advantages over visible or NIR-I (600–900 nm) imaging for both depth of penetration and …

[HTML][HTML] Glioblastoma microenvironment and cellular interactions

CB Crivii, AB Boșca, CS Melincovici, AM Constantin… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This paper summarizes the crosstalk between tumor/non-tumor cells and
other elements of the glioblastoma (GB) microenvironment. In tumor pathology, glial cells …

[HTML][HTML] Blood-brain barrier alterations and edema formation in different brain mass lesions

P Solar, M Hendrych, M Barak, H Valekova… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Differential diagnosis of brain lesion pathologies is complex, but it is nevertheless crucial for
appropriate clinical management. Advanced imaging methods, including diffusion-weighted …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNA interrelated epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) in glioblastoma

BP Setlai, R Hull, RM Reis, C Agbor, MA Ambele… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs (miRNA) are small non-coding RNAs that are 20–23 nucleotides in length,
functioning as regulators of oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. They are molecular …

[HTML][HTML] The vascular microenvironment in glioblastoma: a comprehensive review

A Mosteiro, L Pedrosa, A Ferrés, D Diao, À Sierra… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma multiforme, the deadliest primary brain tumor, is characterized by an excessive
and aberrant neovascularization. The initial expectations raised by anti-angiogenic drugs …

[HTML][HTML] VE-Cadherin in cancer-associated angiogenesis: A deceptive strategy of blood vessel formation

D Delgado-Bellido, FJ Oliver… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tumor growth depends on the vascular system, either through the expansion of blood
vessels or novel adaptation by tumor cells. One of these novel pathways is vasculogenic …

[HTML][HTML] ATX-101, a peptide targeting PCNA, has antitumor efficacy alone or in combination with radiotherapy in murine models of human glioblastoma

GL Gravina, A Colapietro, A Mancini, A Rossetti… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary PCNA is an interesting target for cancertreatment due to its essential
activities in DNA replication and repair and its recently discovered regulatory roles in cellular …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting vascular normalization: a promising strategy to improve immune–vascular crosstalk in cancer immunotherapy

C Qian, C Liu, W Liu, R Zhou, L Zhao - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Blood vessels are a key target for cancer therapy. Compared with the healthy vasculature,
tumor blood vessels are extremely immature, highly permeable, and deficient in pericytes …