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Angiogenesis
Scientists at Tohoku University publish new data on angiogenesis
March 5th, 2009
According to recent research from Sendai, Japan, "Vasohibin-1 is a recently identified negative feedback inhibitor or suppressor of angiogenesis induced by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A. The status of vasohibin-1 in human breast carcinoma has not been examined." "We examined 151 breast specimens including 98 cases of invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), 12 of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), 16 of fibroadenoma (FA), six of inflammatory lesion, nine of fibrocystic change and seven of non-pathological breast tissue. We immunolocalized vasohibin-1 and compared its immunoreactivity to that of VEGF-A, basic fibroblastic growth factor (bFGF), VEGF receptor 2...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-05)
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