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Restoration of thrombospondin 1 expression in tumor cells harbouring mutant ras oncogene by treatment with low doses of doxycycline.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 10 Oct 2003
Kalas Wojciech, Gilpin Sarah, Yu Joanne L, May Linda, Krchnakova Halka, Bornstein Paul, Rak Janusz
Abstract excerpt
Oncogenes act as inducers of tumor neovascularization, at least in part through suppression of endogenous angiogenesis inhibitors, e.g., thrombospondin 1 (TSP-1/THSP1). Therefore, restoration of TSP-1 levels can be viewed as a possible means to inhibit tumor angiogenesis. We observed that low con...
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