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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 625, Issue 1-3, Pages 195-198Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.05.033
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Cadherin; Blood vessel; Angiogenesis; Metastasis
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- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Adherex Technologies Incorporated
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The cell adhesion molecules N-, VE- and OB-cadherin have been implicated as regulators of tumor growth and metastasis. We discuss evidence that N- and VE-cadherin play a key role in promoting blood vessel formation and stability, processes which are essential for tumor growth. Secondly, we describe the potential involvement of N- and CB-cadherin in the metastatic process. Finally, studies concerning the effects of the N-cadherin antagonist designated ADH-1 on tumor growth are presented. Collectively, these observations suggest that antagonists of N, VE- and OB-cadherin would be useful as anti-cancer agents. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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