Examination of the role of galectins during in vivo angiogenesis using the chick chorioallantoic membrane assay

Methods Mol Biol. 2015:1207:305-15. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1396-1_20.

Abstract

Angiogenesis is a complex multi-process involving various activities of endothelial cells. These activities are influenced in vivo by environmental conditions like interactions with other cell types and the microenvironment. Galectins play a role in several of these interactions and are therefore required for proper execution of in vivo angiogenesis. In this chapter we describe a method to study galectins and galectin inhibitors during physiologic and pathophysiologic angiogenesis in vivo using the chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
  • Chickens*
  • Chorioallantoic Membrane / blood supply*
  • Chorioallantoic Membrane / cytology
  • Chorioallantoic Membrane / drug effects*
  • Endothelial Cells
  • Galectins / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Galectins / chemistry
  • Galectins / pharmacology*
  • Neovascularization, Physiologic / drug effects*
  • Solubility

Substances

  • Galectins