Cancer Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Cancer Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Angiogenesis
New findings from Howard University in the area of angiogenesis published
October 21st, 2008
"Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) secrete key modifiers of tumor progression and their modification has been proposed as a therapeutic strategy. Phenotypic changes that may render TAMs selectively vulnerable to anti-cancer agents were examined," researchers in the United States report. "Gene arrays, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting were used to study inflammation- and angiogenesis-related gene expression in co-cultured breast cancer cells and macrophages and to determine how their interactions were affected by tamoxifen and aspirin. MCF-7 (mammary adenocarcinoma) cells down-regulated macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF),...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-10-21)
|
