Abstract
Many studies have elucidated the important role played by the tumor microenvironment in cancer evolution. In particular the formation of hypoxic areas within the expanding mass of a solid tumor and the consequent induction of an angiogenic switch are crucial steps that shape tumor progression. Focusing on glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and lethal brain cancer in the adult, I will review recent data that show how the microenvironment regulates crucial functions of glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) which in turn affect the angiogenic process.
Keywords: Angiogenesis, cancer stem cells, glioblastoma multiforme, hypoxia, microenvironment, stem cell niche, tumorigenesis, fluorescence-activated, neoplastic heterogeneity
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title:Angiogenesis and Hypoxia in Glioblastoma: A Focus on Cancer Stem Cells
Volume: 11 Issue: 7
Author(s): Maria Patrizia Mongiardi
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Keywords: Angiogenesis, cancer stem cells, glioblastoma multiforme, hypoxia, microenvironment, stem cell niche, tumorigenesis, fluorescence-activated, neoplastic heterogeneity
Abstract: Many studies have elucidated the important role played by the tumor microenvironment in cancer evolution. In particular the formation of hypoxic areas within the expanding mass of a solid tumor and the consequent induction of an angiogenic switch are crucial steps that shape tumor progression. Focusing on glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and lethal brain cancer in the adult, I will review recent data that show how the microenvironment regulates crucial functions of glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) which in turn affect the angiogenic process.
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Patrizia Mongiardi Maria, Angiogenesis and Hypoxia in Glioblastoma: A Focus on Cancer Stem Cells, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2012; 11 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527311201070878
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527311201070878 |
Print ISSN 1871-5273 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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