Endothelin-1 and tumour development

被引:30
作者
Asham, EH [1 ]
Loizidou, M [1 ]
Taylor, I [1 ]
机构
[1] UCL, Dept Surg, London, England
来源
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY | 1998年 / 24卷 / 01期
关键词
endothelin; endothelial cells; angiogenesis; tumour growth;
D O I
10.1016/S0748-7983(98)80128-5
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
There has been a growing conviction amongst oncologists that cancer is a disease characterized by changes in specific molecules. These changes include alteration in the structure, regulation or quantity of growth factors and their receptors, signal transducers and the proteins encoded by dominant or suppressor/recessive oncogenes. The role of endothelin (vasoactive peptide) in tumour cell signal transduction and mitogenesis and induction of endothelial cell growth and angiogenesis in tumour growth is discussed in this article.
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页码:57 / 59
页数:3
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