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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2018

Antiangiogenic effects of recombinant human endostatin in lung cancers.

Lang He, Chaofen Zhao, Yunxiang Li, Guocheng Du, Kang Liu, Dandan Cui, Lina Tang, Xun Wu, Shimin Wen, Hong Chen

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lang HeDepartment of Oncology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Chengdu, North Sichuan Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, P.R. China.
Chaofen ZhaoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou Cancer Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China.
Yunxiang LiDepartment of Urology, The Second Clinical Medical College of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, P.R. China.
Guocheng DuDepartment of Galactophore, The Second Clinical Medical College of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, P.R. China.
Kang LiuInstitute of Tissue Engineering and Stem Cells, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, P.R. China.
Dandan CuiDepartment of Oncology, The Fifth People's Hospital of Chengdu, North Sichuan Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, P.R. China.
Lina TangDepartment of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, P.R. China.
Xun WuDepartment of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, P.R. China.
Shimin WenCancer Center, The Second Clinical Medical College of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan 637000, P.R. China.
Hong ChenTumor Department of TCM, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute, Chengdu, Sichuan 610000, P.R. China.
North Sichuan Medical University · CNGuiyang Medical University · CNSichuan Cancer Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antiangiogenic therapy, as a new anticancer method, can improve the anticancer effect of traditional therapies. Different antiangiogenic drugs may have different vascular normalization time windows. Whether the antiangiogenic treatment is within the vascular normalization time window is very important in the treatment of cancers. Previous studies have indicated that recombinant human endostatin (rh‑ES) can transiently normalize tumor microvessels. Yet the molecular mechanism and the time window of rh‑ES remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to explore the optimal time window and molecular mechanism of rh‑ES in inhibiting Lewis lung cancer (LLC). By comparatively accessing the changes in microvascular and hypoxic conditions of tumors in host mice treated with rh‑ES or saline for different days, the authors aimed to investigate the best administration time of rh‑ES treatment on human lung cancers and obtain a better understanding concerning the involved molecular mechanism. A total of 40 C57/BL6 mice with LLC xenografts were randomly divided into normal saline (NS) and rh‑ES groups (20 mice/group). 0.2 ml NS or 5 mg/kg rh‑ES were administrated via intraperitoneal injection (i.p.) into each mouse each day during the 9‑day experiment. A total of 5 mice from each group were sacrificed at day 2, 4, 6 or 9. CA9 and RGS5 expression levels of both groups were compared using immunohistochemistry, reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction and ELISA. Rh‑ES caused vascular normalization and improved hypoxia at days 4 and 6. Compared with the control (NS) group, both CA9 and RGS5 expression in rh‑ES group were significantly decreased at days 4 and 6 (P<0.05), while no significant change between two groups was observed at days 2 and 9. Rh‑ES can induce transient tumor vascular normalization and improves tissue hypoxia in LLC tumors. The vascular normalization window is accompanied by the reduction in RGS5 and CA expression.

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Recombinant ProteinsAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsCarbonic Anhydrase IXCell Line, TumorEndostatinsFemaleGene ExpressionHumansImmunohistochemistryLung NeoplasmsMiceNeovascularization, PathologicRGS ProteinsAngiogenesis InhibitorsCarbonic Anhydrase IXEndostatinsRecombinant ProteinsRgs5 protein, mouseRGS Proteins

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