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ArticleReports of biochemistry & molecular biology2021

Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A and Its Type 1 Receptor in Supratentorial Neoplasm.

Hamid Rezaee, Shadi Abbasnia, Anita Alenabi, Rosita Vakili, Nasrin Moheghi, Jalil Tavakol Afshari, Seyed Abdolrahim Rezaee

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Article in Reports of biochemistry & molecular biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hamid RezaeeNeurosurgery Department, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Shadi AbbasniaImmunology Research Centre, Inflammation and inflammatory Diseases division, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Anita AlenabiShariati Hospital, Department of Pathology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Rosita VakiliImmunology Research Centre, Inflammation and inflammatory Diseases division, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Nasrin MoheghiGenetic Laboratory, Qaem Hosp. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Jalil Tavakol AfshariImmunology Research Centre, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Seyed Abdolrahim RezaeeImmunology Research Centre, Inflammation and inflammatory Diseases division, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is one of the primary angiogenesis regulators in solid cancers. Brain solid tumors are life-threatening diseases in which angiogenesis is an important phase of tumor development and progression. In the present study, VEGF-A and VEGF receptor (VEGF-R1) gene expression was evaluated in CNS brain tumors.

methodsVEGF-A and VEGF-R1 expression was quantified using real-time PCR on fresh biopsies of 38 supratentorial brain tumors compared to 30 non-tumoral tissues. Then, the correlations were investigated with clinic-pathological and demographic factors of the patients.

resultsPCR product sequencing confirmed the validity of qRT-PCR. Although VEGF-A and VEGF-R1 expression showed increasing trends with the progression of cell proliferation in different stages of astrocytoma, VEGF-R1 did not meet the 95% confidence interval in other brain tumors. An increasing trend in VEGF-A expression and a declining trend in VEGF-R1 expression from Stage I to II were observed in meningioma. VEGF-A and VEGF-R1 expression had no significant correlation with age and gender. Although peritumoral brain edema (PTBE) in astrocytoma was significantly associated with tumor stages, VEGF-A and VEGF-R1 were not correlated with PTBE in meningioma and metastasis.

conclusionVEGF-A is a valuable factor for the prognosis of PTBE and malignancy in astrocytoma and is helpful in monitoring treatment approaches.

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AngiogenesisBrain edemaBrain neoplasmPeritumoral brainVEGFVEGFR1

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PMID34981011
PMCPMC8718773
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