Tumor angiogenesis: functional similarities with tumor invasion

W G Stetler-Stevenson; M L Corcoran

doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-9006-9_17

Tumor angiogenesis: functional similarities with tumor invasion

EXS. 1997:79:413-8. doi: 10.1007/978-3-0348-9006-9_17.

Authors

W G Stetler-Stevenson¹, M L Corcoran

Affiliation

¹ Extracellular Matrix Pathology Section, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.

PMID: 9002229
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-9006-9_17

Abstract

In this review the functional relationship between tumor cell invasion and tumor-induced angiogenesis is discussed. Emphasis is placed on the similarities of the invasive phenotype in both processes and the common themes of alpha v beta 3 expression and gelatinase A activity.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cell Adhesion
Cell Movement
Endothelium, Vascular / physiopathology
Extracellular Matrix / physiology
Humans
Microcirculation
Models, Biological
Neoplasm Invasiveness*
Neoplasms / blood supply*
Neoplasms / pathology*
Neovascularization, Pathologic*