| Literature DB >> 35771413 |
Emily Marques Dos Reis1, Fernanda Vieira Berti2.
Abstract
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM), a tumor microcirculation model found in melanoma in the last 20 years, is a vascular channel-like structure composed of tumor cells, but without endothelial cells, that stains positive for periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) and negative staining for CD31. VM provides, to the highly aggressive malignant tumor cells, adequate oxygen and nutrient supply for tumor growth and subsequent metastasis process and its presence are related to poor prognosis in patients. VM is independent of endothelial cells, which may partly explain why angiogenesis drug inhibitors have not achieved the expected success for cancer treatment.Entities:
Keywords: Angiogenesis; Metastasis; Tumor; Tumoral cells; Vasculogenic mimicry
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35771413 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2403-6_1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN: 1064-3745