Article
Isolation of spindle-shaped cell populations from primary cultures of Kaposi's sarcoma of different stage.
Cancer letters - 27 Feb 1996
Benelli R, Albini A, Parravicini C, Carlone S, Repetto L, Tambussi G, Lazzarin A
Abstract excerpt
Cell lines derived both from sporadic and epidemic KS biopsies show similar characteristics: a mixture of mesenchymal and vascular markers as well as production of factors which recruit endothelial cells in vitro and induce neoangiogenesis in vivo. Most established KS spindle cell strains are der...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Carcinoma
- Cell Division
- Collagen
- Drug Combinations
- Endothelium, Vascular
- Female
- Gelatin
- Humans
- Laminin
- Male
