Targeting the bone marrow microenvironment in multiple myeloma

Y Kawano, M Moschetta, S Manier… - Immunological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by clonal expansion of malignant plasma cells in
the bone marrow (BM). Despite the significant advances in treatment, MM is still a fatal …

Overview on the different patterns of tumor vascularization

D Ribatti, F Pezzella - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Angiogenesis is a crucial event in the physiological processes of embryogenesis and wound
healing. During malignant transformation, dysregulation of angiogenesis leads to the …

Adherence of multiple myeloma cells to bone marrow stromal cells upregulates vascular endothelial growth factor secretion: therapeutic applications

D Gupta, SP Treon, Y Shima, T Hideshima, K Podar… - Leukemia, 2001 - nature.com
Increased angiogenesis has recently been recognized in active multiple myeloma (MM).
Since vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) …

Human erythropoietin induces a pro-angiogenic phenotype in cultured endothelial cells and stimulates neovascularization in vivo

D Ribatti, M Presta, A Vacca, R Ria… - Blood, The Journal …, 1999 - ashpublications.org
Hematopoietic and endothelial cell lineages share common progenitors. Accordingly,
cytokines formerly thought to be specific for the hematopoietic system have been shown to …

Bone marrow neovascularization, plasma cell angiogenic potential, and matrix metalloproteinase-2 secretion parallel progression of human multiple myeloma

A Vacca, D Ribatti, M Presta… - Blood, The Journal …, 1999 - ashpublications.org
To assess whether the progression of plasma cell tumors is accompanied by angiogenesis
and secretion of matrix-degrading enzymes, bone marrow biopsy specimens from 20 …

Increased angiogenesis in the bone marrow of patients with acute myeloid leukemia

T Padró, S Ruiz, R Bieker, H Bürger… - Blood, The Journal …, 2000 - ashpublications.org
The importance of angiogenesis for the progressive growth and viability of solid tumors is
well established. In contrast, only few data are available for hematologic neoplasms. To …

Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors in hematopoietic malignancies

WT Bellamy, L Richter, Y Frutiger, TM Grogan - Cancer research, 1999 - AACR
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays an important role in angiogenesis by acting
as a potent inducer of vascular permeability as well as serving as a specific endothelial cell …

Morphology of angiogenesis in human cancer: a conceptual overview, histoprognostic perspective and significance of neoangiogenesis

S Sharma, MC Sharma, C Sarkar - Histopathology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews the histomorphological aspects of angiogenesis and neoangiogenesis,
quantitative and qualitative, and their applications in prognostic evaluation of neoplastic …

Simultaneous elevation in the serum concentrations of the angiogenic growth factors VEGF and bFGF is an independent predictor of poor prognosis in non-Hodgkin …

P Salven, A Orpana, L Teerenhovi… - Blood, The Journal of …, 2000 - ashpublications.org
High serum concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor (S-VEGF) and basic
fibroblast growth factor (S-bFGF) are associated with unfavorable clinical characteristics in …

Endothelial cells in the bone marrow of patients with multiple myeloma

A Vacca, R Ria, F Semeraro, F Merchionne, M Coluccia… - Blood, 2003 - ashpublications.org
Endothelial cells (EC) were extracted through a lectin-based method from bone marrow of
57 patients with active multiple myeloma (MM) and compared with their healthy quiescent …