BIO 478
CANCER CELL
Tumor Angiogenesis
• The tumor cannot metastasize without vascularization.
• Angiogenesis is sufficient for the tumor's biological metastasis relationship.
Steps of Tumor Angiogenesis
• Capillary budding by proteolytic cleavage of the main vessel basement membrane
• Endothelial cell migration from original capillaries with angiogenic stimulation
• Endothelial cell proliferation
• Endothelial cell maturation with growth inhibition and organization into the capillary tube
• vascular silence phase
• molecular mechanism of angiogenic switch
• Various factors that stimulate angiogenesis - Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
- Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)
• Revascularization has a double effect on tumor growth…
• Angiogenesis is not only for tumor growth, but also necessary for metastasis.
• Proteases are also effective in regulating the balance between angiogenic and
antiangiogenic factors.
- basic fibroblast growth factor - plasmin