1. CXC Chemokines in Cancer Angiogenesis
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R. M. Strieter and B. Mehrad
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Chemokine ,biology ,Angiogenesis ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Cancer angiogenesis ,medicine.disease_cause ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,CxC chemokine ,Corneal neovascularization ,medicine ,Cancer research ,biology.protein ,Carcinogenesis ,business ,Blood vessel - Abstract
Chemokines were first described for their ability to recruit leukocytes, but their biological role has now been recognized in many other biological processes. Angiogenesis, or the process of new blood vessel growth, is critical to many physiologic and pathologic processes, including tumorigenesis. In this chapter, we review the role of chemokines in cancer angiogenesis and angiostasis.
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- 2009
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