Brain angiogenesis in developmental and pathological processes: Mechanism and therapeutic intervention in brain tumors

FEBS Journal

Volumn 276, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 4653-4664

  Kim, Woo Young ^a   Lee, Ho Young ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiangiogenic therapy; Avarstin; BBB; Brain tumor angiogenesis; Clinical trial; GBM; Resistance; VEGF; Vessel normalization

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BEVACIZUMAB; CILENGITIDE; ENZASTAURIN; EVEROLIMUS; GAMMA SECRETASE; LENALIDOMIDE; PAZOPANIB; RAPAMYCIN; SORAFENIB; SUNITINIB; TANDUTINIB; TEMSIROLIMUS; THALIDOMIDE; VALPROIC ACID; VANDETANIB; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2; VATALANIB;

ANGIOGENESIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 68849084343     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07177.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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