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EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
卷 44, 期 1, 页码 1-9出版社
KOREAN SOC MED BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
DOI: 10.3858/emm.2012.44.1.025
关键词
angiogenesis inducing agents; anoxia; endothelial cells; hypoxia; macrophages; neovascularization, pathologic; placenta growth factor; vascular endothelial growth factors
资金
- AIRC (Associazione Italiana Ricerca sul Cancro) [IG 11420]
- Telethon - Italy [GGP08062]
- Italian Ministry of Scientific Research
Angiogenesis is a complex biological phenomenon crucial for a correct embryonic development and for post-natal growth. In adult life, it is a tightly regulated process confined to the uterus and ovary during the different phases of the menstrual cycle and to the heart and skeletal muscles after prolonged and sustained physical exercise. Conversly, angiogenesis is one of the major pathological changes associated with several complex diseases like cancer, atherosclerosis, arthritis, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. Among the several molecular players involved in angiogenesis, some members of VEGF family, VEGF-A, VEGF-B and placenta growth factor (PIGF), and the related receptors VEGF receptor 1 (VEGFR-1, also known as Flt-1) and VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR-2, also known as Flk-1 in mice and KDR in human) have a decisive role. In this review, we describe the discovery and molecular characteristics of PIGF, and discuss the biological role of this growth factor in physiological and pathological conditions.
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