| Literature DB >> 16677927 |
Susanne M Stieger1, Susannah H Bloch, Oded Foreman, Erik R Wisner, Katherine W Ferrara, Paul A Dayton.
Abstract
Matrigel, a basement membrane extract, has been extensively used in in vivo angiogenesis. Contrast ultrasound imaging (CUI) of implanted Matrigel plugs with (+bFGF) and without basic fibroblast growth factor (-bFGF) was performed 7 and 14 d after implantation, followed by histologic analysis. Statistically significant differences between +bFGF and -bFGF plugs were apparent at d 7 in both plug size and contrast enhancement (both p < 0.05). Histopathology revealed differences in microvessel density (MVD) between +bFGF and -bFGF at d 7 and d 14. A significant correlation between MVD and both power Doppler contrast-enhanced area (r = 0.65, p < 0.05) and fraction of plug enhanced (r = 0.59, p < 0.05) was present. CUI of Matrigel plugs was shown to be a robust method for distinguishing between two different angiogenic states. Ultrasound measurements of blood flow in the plugs correlated with MVD, a histologic technique used to quantify tumor angiogenesis.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16677927 PMCID： PMC1636846 DOI： 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2005.12.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ultrasound Med Biol ISSN： 0301-5629 Impact factor: 2.998