Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of visual impairment in the working‐age
population of the Western world. The pathogenesis of DR is complex and several vascular …

Introduction confirmed this result and further revealed that in the Blood vessels are
fundamentally composed of endotheabsence of access to an adequate vasculature, tumor …

After the developing embryo has formed a primary vascular plexus by a process termed
vasculogenesis, further blood vessels are generated by both sprouting and non-sprouting …

It has become evident that we cannot understand tumour growth without considering
components of the stromal microenvironment, such as the vasculature. At the same time, the …

Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is induced in cells exposed to
hypoxia or ischemia. Neovascularization stimulated by VEGF occurs in several important …

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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a highly specific mitogen for vascular
endothelial cells. Five VEGF isoforms are generated as a result of alternative splicing from a …

Hypoxia is an essential developmental and physiological stimulus that plays a key role in
the pathophysiology of cancer, heart attack, stroke, and other major causes of mortality …

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor which is
expressed when mammalian cells are subjected to hypoxia and which activates …

BACKGROUND: A chronic wound is tissue with an impaired ability to heal. This is often a
consequence of one of the following etiologies: diabetes, venous reflux, arterial insufficiency …