Cancer Genomics and Genetics

Abdominal fluid of cancer patients contains vascular inhibitors

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 24th, 2002

by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Abdominal fluids produced by cancer patients, including those with ovarian cancer, produce natural vascular inhibitors as well as cancer boosters, scientists report.

Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada have identified a mixture of pro- and antiangiogenic proteins in the malignant ascites fluid (MAF) of patients with a variety of abdominal cancers.

For a new study, M. Richardson and colleagues studied the effect of MAF on capillary growth in chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) and used a variety of assays to evaluate the contents of MAF specimens.

"MAF was...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2002-10-24)

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