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angiogenesis

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the formation of new blood vessels

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HIF plays a role in the regulation of oxygen homeostasis, and is a transcription factor that targets angiogenesis, vascular remodeling, glucose utilization, iron transport and apoptosis. Source: Internet

But researcher Eunok Im, PhD, of the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, and colleagues say these results suggest that once the flare-up subsides, angiogenesis is also necessary for proper healing to occur. Source: Internet

Judah Folkman pioneered studies into the role of angiogenesis (the proliferation and growth of blood vessels) in the development of cancer, and in the early 1970s had shown that solid tumors could not expand without it. Source: Internet

“Using the siRNA treatment for several types of cancer in mouse models reprogrammed cancer cell metabolism, reduced tumor growth and angiogenesis, reduced tumor invasiveness, and induced cancer stem cell disappearance and cell differentiation.” Source: Internet

In recent years targeting the pathway controlling vessel growth or angiogenesis has been promising. Source: Internet

The Angiogenesis Foundation's Li puts it this way: The virus enters your body and it leaves your body. Source: Internet

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