TGF-β-induced endothelial to mesenchymal transition in disease and tissue engineering

J Ma, G Sanchez-Duffhues, MJ Goumans… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is a complex biological process that gives
rise to cells with multipotent potential. EndMT is essential for the formation of the …

Crossing the endothelial barrier during metastasis

N Reymond, BB d'Água, AJ Ridley - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2013 - nature.com
During metastasis, cancer cells disseminate to other parts of the body by entering the
bloodstream in a process that is called intravasation. They then extravasate at metastatic …

Nanoparticles promote in vivo breast cancer cell intravasation and extravasation by inducing endothelial leakiness

F Peng, MI Setyawati, JK Tee, X Ding, J Wang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
While most cancer nanomedicine is designed to eliminate cancer, the nanomaterial per se
can lead to the formation of micrometre-sized gaps in the blood vessel endothelial walls …

Anti-angiogenic therapy for cancer: current progress, unresolved questions and future directions

NS Vasudev, AR Reynolds - Angiogenesis, 2014 - Springer
Tumours require a vascular supply to grow and can achieve this via the expression of pro-
angiogenic growth factors, including members of the vascular endothelial growth factor …

LRG1 promotes angiogenesis by modulating endothelial TGF-β signalling

X Wang, S Abraham, JAG McKenzie, N Jeffs, M Swire… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Aberrant neovascularization contributes to diseases such as cancer, blindness and
atherosclerosis, and is the consequence of inappropriate angiogenic signalling. Although …

Role of platelets in cancer and cancer-associated thrombosis: Experimental and clinical evidences

S Mezouar, C Frère, R Darbousset, D Mege… - Thrombosis research, 2016 - Elsevier
The primary hemostatic function of platelets has been recognized for more than a century,
but increasing experimental and clinical evidences suggest that platelets are also important …

Endoglin expression on cancer-associated fibroblasts regulates invasion and stimulates colorectal cancer metastasis

M Paauwe, MJA Schoonderwoerd… - Clinical Cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Purpose: Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) are a major component of the colorectal
cancer tumor microenvironment. CAFs play an important role in tumor progression and …

Endothelial cells in the tumor microenvironment

K Sobierajska, WM Ciszewski… - … Non-hematopoietic cells, 2020 - Springer
Angiogenesis is a critical process required for tumor progression. Newly formed blood
vessels provide nutrition and oxygen to the tumor contributing to its growth and …

The great escape; the hallmarks of resistance to antiangiogenic therapy

JR Van Beijnum, P Nowak-Sliwinska… - Pharmacological …, 2015 - ASPET
The concept of antiangiogenic therapy in cancer treatment has led to the approval of
different agents, most of them targeting the well known vascular endothelial growth factor …

Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cancer

N Clere, S Renault, I Corre - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Tumor
cells grow in a complex microenvironment constituted of immune, stromal, and vascular cells …