EXAMINING NEW MODELS FOR THE STUDY OF AUTOCRINE AND PARACRINE
MECHANISMS OF ANGIOGENESIS THROUGH FGF2-TRANSFECTED
ENDOTHELIAL AND TUMOR CELLS*
 

• FGF2 AS A PROTOTYPIC ANGIOGENIC GROWTH FACTOR
• AUTOCRINE AND PARACRINE ROLES OF FGF2 IN ANGIOGENESIS
• AUTOCRINE ROLE OF FGF2 IN VASCULAR TUMORS
• FGF2 OVEREXPRESSION IN MOUSE ENDOTHELIAL CELLS
• PARACRINE MECHANISM OF ACTION OF FGF2
• CONCLUDING REMARKS
• REFERENCES

 

*This work was presented by M. Presta at the IIR Bio/Technology Conference
"Novel tools and methodologies to promote or inhibit angiogenesis for drug development"
(3rd-4th December 1998, London)