| Autor: |
Z, Zhou, M, Christofidou-Solomidou, C, Garlanda, H M, DeLisser |
| Rok vydání: |
2003 |
| Zdroj: |
Angiogenesis. 3(2) |
| ISSN: |
0969-6970 |
| Popis: |
Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule (PECAM-1/CD31), a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily expressed at high levels on endothelial cells, has been recently implicated in angiogenesis. Although antagonism of PECAM-1 inhibited neovascularization in two different animal models of growth factor/chemokine-induced angiogenesis, its participation in tumor angiogenesis has not been established. We therefore investigated its involvement in models of tumor angiogenesis in mice. An antibody against murine PECAM-1 that was shown to block in vitro murine endothelial tube formation inhibited the subcutaneous growth and tumor vascularity of three tumors in mice: A549 human non-small cell lung cancer in SCID mice, B16 murine melanoma in C57BL/6 mice and AB12 murine mesothelioma in Balb/c mice. These studies suggest a possible role for PECAM-1 in the complex process of tumor angiogenesis and provide additional evidence of the importance of endothelial cell adhesion molecules to the formation of new vessels. |
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