Tumor cell-derived PDGF-B potentiates mouse mesenchymal stem cells-pericytes transition and recruitment through an interaction with NRP-1

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>New blood vessel formation, or angiogenic switch, is an essential event in the development of solid tumors and their metastatic growth. Tumor blood vessel formation and remodeling is a complex and multi-step processes. The differenti...

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Main Authors: Haque Inamul, Majumder Monami, Dhar Gopal, Dhar Kakali, Mehta Smita, Van Veldhuizen Peter J, Banerjee Sushanta K, Banerjee Snigdha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/9/1/209