The regulation of angiogenesis by tissue cell-macrophage interactions

• Main Author: Bernhard Hemmerlein (auth)
• Other Authors: Michal Amit Rahat (auth), Vijaya Iragavarapu-Charyulu (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Physiology; hypoxia; Semaphorins; Radiation; EMMPRIN; tumor cells; Nitric Oxide; Chemokines; chitinases
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Angiogenesis is the physiological process where new blood vessels grow from existing ones, in order to replenish tissues suffering from inadequate blood supply. Perhaps the most studied angiogenic process occurs in solid tumors whose growing mass and expanding cells create a constant demand for addi...