RETRACTED ARTICLE: Molecular basis underlying inhibition of metastasis of gastric cancer by anti-VEGFa treatment

D Mao, Y Zhang, H Lu, H Zhang - Tumor Biology, 2014 - Springer
Neovascularization plays a substantial role in the invasiveness and metastasis of gastric
cancer. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the control of neovascularization of …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of infantile hemangioma growth and promotion of apoptosis via VEGF/PI3K/Akt axis by 755-nm long-pulse alexandrite laser

C Ke, C Chen, M Yang, H Chen, Y Ke, L Li - Biomedical Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Infantile hemangioma (IH) is a common vascular tumor in female infants, which
can lead to aesthetic issues and facial scarring. This study aimed to investigate the inhibitory …

Polarized macrophages promote gestational beta cell growth through extracellular signal‐regulated kinase 5 signalling

Y Jiang, A Chen, D Kline, Q Liu, J Ma… - Diabetes, Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To show that depletion of pancreatic macrophages impairs gestational beta cell
proliferation and leads to glucose intolerance. Materials and Methods Genetic animal …

VEGF-activated miR-144 regulates autophagic survival of prostate cancer cells against Cisplatin

F Liu, J Wang, Q Fu, X Zhang, Y Wang, J Liu, J Huang… - Tumor Biology, 2016 - Springer
Cisplatin is a commonly used chemotherapy drug for prostate cancer (PC). However, some
PCs are resistant to cisplatin treatment, while the molecular mechanisms underlying the …

Forkhead box protein 1 (FoxO1) inhibits accelerated β cell aging in pancreas-specific SMAD7 mutant mice

X Xiao, C Chen, P Guo, T Zhang, S Fischbach… - Journal of Biological …, 2017 - ASBMB
The mechanisms underlying the effects of exocrine dysfunction on the development of
diabetes remain largely unknown. Here we show that pancreatic depletion of SMAD7 …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory macrophages promotes development of diabetic encephalopathy

B Wang, Y Miao, Z Zhao, Y Zhong - Cellular Physiology and …, 2015 - karger.com
Background/Aims: Diabetes and Alzheimer's disease are often associated with each other,
whereas the relationship between two diseases is ill-defined. Although hyperglycemia …

Placental growth factor in beta cells plays an essential role in gestational beta-cell growth

W Yang, Y Jiang, Y Wang, T Zhang, Q Liu… - BMJ Open Diabetes …, 2020 - drc.bmj.com
Objective Pancreatic beta cells proliferate in response to metabolic requirements during
pregnancy, while failure of this response may cause gestational diabetes. A member of the …

3-D imaging of islets in obesity: Formation of the islet–duct complex and neurovascular remodeling in young hyperphagic mice

HJ Chien, SJ Peng, TE Hua, CH Kuo… - International Journal of …, 2016 - nature.com
Background: Obesity and insulin resistance lead to islet hyperplasia. However, how the islet
remodeling influences the pancreatic environment and the associated neurovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Placental growth factor promotes ovarian cancer cell invasion via ZEB2

N Song, H Liu, X Ma, S Zhang - Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2016 - karger.com
Background/Aims: The aggressive manner of ovarian cancer (OVC) cells accounts for the
majority of its lethality. Recently, we have shown that placental growth factor (PLGF) …

Vascular endothelial growth factor B coordinates metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer

G Liu, S Xu, F Jiao, T Ren, Q Li - Tumor Biology, 2015 - Springer
Neovascularization is critical for the invasion and metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC). However, the molecular mechanism underlying the control of neovascularization …