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Tumor-derived microvesicles induce proangiogenic phenotype in endothelial cells via endocytosis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Kawamoto Taisuke, Ohga Noritaka, Akiyama Kosuke, Hirata Naoya, Kitahara Shuji, Maishi Nako, Osawa Takahiro, Yamamoto Kazuyuki, Kondoh Miyako, Shindoh Masanobu, Hida Yasuhiro, Hida Kyoko
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BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence indicates that tumor endothelial cells (TEC) differ from normal endothelial cells (NEC). Our previous reports also showed that TEC were different from NEC. For example, TEC have chromosomal abnormality and proangiogenic properties such as high motility and proliferative activity. However, the mechanism by which TEC acquire a specific character remains unclear. To investigate this...
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