PROTACs: great opportunities for academia and industry (an update from 2020 to 2021)

M He, C Cao, Z Ni, Y Liu, P Song, S Hao, Y He… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) technology is a new protein-
degradation strategy that has emerged in recent years. It uses bifunctional small molecules …

Molecular bases of VEGFR-2-mediated physiological function and pathological role

X Wang, AM Bove, G Simone, B Ma - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) and their receptors (VEGFRs) play crucial
roles in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is an important mechanism in …

Endothelial cells

C Sturtzel - The Immunology of Cardiovascular Homeostasis and …, 2017 - Springer
Endothelial cells are a constitutive part of the heart and vasculature and form a crucial link
between the cardiovascular system and the immune system. Besides their commonly …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer prevention and therapy through the modulation of the tumor microenvironment

SC Casey, A Amedei, K Aquilano, AS Azmi… - Seminars in cancer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cancer arises in the context of an in vivo tumor microenvironment. This microenvironment is
both a cause and consequence of tumorigenesis. Tumor and host cells co-evolve …

VEGF-A and the induction of pathological angiogenesis

JA Nagy, AM Dvorak, HF Dvorak - Annu. Rev. Pathol. Mech. Dis., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Tumors, wounds, and chronic inflammatory disorders generate a new vascular supply by a
process known as pathological angiogenesis. Whereas formation of the normal blood …

The vital role for nitric oxide in intraocular pressure homeostasis

E Reina-Torres, ML De Ieso, LR Pasquale… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Catalyzed by endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase (eNOS) activity, NO is a gaseous
signaling molecule maintaining endothelial and cardiovascular homeostasis. Principally, NO …

Dietary Compound Isoliquiritigenin Inhibits Breast Cancer Neoangiogenesis via VEGF/VEGFR-2 Signaling Pathway

Z Wang, N Wang, S Han, D Wang, S Mo, L Yu… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Angiogenesis is crucial for cancer initiation, development and metastasis. Identifying natural
botanicals targeting angiogenesis has been paid much attention for drug discovery in recent …

Axl is essential for VEGF‐A‐dependent activation of PI3K/Akt

GX Ruan, A Kazlauskas - The EMBO journal, 2012 - embopress.org
Herein, we report that vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF‐A) engages the PI3K/Akt
pathway by a previously unknown mechanism that involves three tyrosine kinases. Upon …

Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 in breast cancer

S Guo, LS Colbert, M Fuller, Y Zhang… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2010 - Elsevier
Investigations over the last decade have established the essential role of growth factors and
their receptors during angiogenesis and carcinogenesis. The vascular endothelial growth …

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors: drugs and new inhibitors

F Musumeci, M Radi, C Brullo… - Journal of medicinal …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The recent launch onto the market of five VEGFR inhibitors indicates the therapeutic value of
these agents and the importance of the research in the field of angiogenesis inhibitors for …