Biochemical basis and therapeutic implications of angiogenesis

Front Matter ....Pages i-ix
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors in Angiogenesis  (David J. Bruce, Peng H. Tan)....Pages 3-22
 The Role of Integrins in Angiogenesis  (Ghazaleh Tabatabai)....Pages 23-36
 Toll-Like Receptors in Angiogenesis  (Karsten Grote, Jutta Schuett, Harald Schuett, Bernhard Schieffer)....Pages 37-58
 Vascular Stem Cells in Regulation of Angiogenesis  (Jingwei Lu, Vincent J. Pompili, Hiranmoy Das)....Pages 59-74
 Role of Transforming Growth Factor Beta Family in Angiogenesis  (Alicia Viloria-Petit, Amy Richard, Sonja Zours, Mai Jarad, Brenda L. Coomber)....Pages 75-103
 Angiogenesis-Based Strategy by Hepatocyte Growth Factor for the Treatment of Ischemic Organ Diseases: From Biology to Clinical Trials  (Shinya Mizuno)....Pages 105-131
 Functions of MicroRNAs in Angiogenesis  (Xiao Li, Yuqiao Chang, Zufeng Ding, Zhikun Guo, Jawahar L. Mehta, Xianwei Wang)....Pages 133-155
 Mast Cells in Angiogenesis: The Role of Angiogenic Cytokines  (Domenico Ribatti)....Pages 157-167
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 Therapeutic Implications of Angiogenesis in Cancer  (Issam Makhoul, Shebli Atrash, Konstantinos Arnaoutakis, Mazin Safar, Angela Pennisi, Laura Huffman et al.)....Pages 171-216
 The Role of Angiogenesis in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Tumor Behavior  (Ramon Andrade De Mello, Michael Luis, António Araújo, Rui Manuel Reis, Venceslau Hespanhol)....Pages 217-239
 Angiogenesis and Prostate Cancer: Friends or Foes  (Sanja Stifter, Federica Patrinicola, Gianluigi Taverna, Fabio Grizzi)....Pages 241-256
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 Angiogenesis-Based Therapies for Eye Diseases  (Rajkumar Patil, Chee Wai Wong, Fabio Michelet, Kelvin Teo, Daniel Ting, Andrew Tsai et al.)....Pages 259-297
 Anti-angiogenesis Therapy in Diabetic Retinopathy  (Michael W. Stewart)....Pages 299-323
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 Therapeutic Angiogenesis, Cell Therapy and Peripheral Vascular Disease  (Brian H. Annex)....Pages 327-342
 Cell-Based Therapy in Ischemic Heart Disease  (Adnan Khan, Akshay Menon, Jörn Tongers)....Pages 343-359
 Angiogenesis and Atherosclerosis  (Pankaj Mathur, Sadip Pant, Abhishek Deshmukh, Ajoe John Khattoor, Jawahar L. Mehta)....Pages 361-376
 microRNAs, Angiogenesis and Atherosclerosis  (Elena Cavarretta, Annik Lupieri, Giacomo Frati)....Pages 377-392
 Trials of Angiogenesis Therapy in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease  (Ajoe John Kattoor, Pankaj Mathur, Jawahar L. Mehta)....Pages 393-421
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 Perspectives in New Advances in Retinal Neovascularization Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Approaches  (Temitope Sasore, Jian-Xing Ma)....Pages 425-443
 The Role of Sex Steroids in Angiogenesis  (Yuen Ting Lam, Laura Lecce, Christina A. Bursill, Martin K. C. Ng)....Pages 445-471
 Brain Angiogenesis After Stroke  (Kazuhide Hayakawa, Ji Hae Seo, Nobukazu Miyamoto, Loc-Duyen D. Pham, Deepti Navaratna, Eng H. Lo et al.)....Pages 473-494
 Stimulated Microgravity and Induction of Angiogenesis; A New Perspective in Wound Healing  (Selvaraj Vimalraj, Kasiviswanathan Dharanibalan, Suvro Chatterjee)....Pages 495-516
 Role of Skeletal Muscle Angiogenesis in Peripheral Artery Disease  (Naranjan S. Dhalla, Rebeca O. Camargo, Vijayan Elimban, Ravideep S. Dhadial, Yan-Jun Xu)....Pages 517-532
Back Matter ....Pages 533-548