Daily non-political popular news in brief.
Jefferson scientists find blood vessel-building protein halts blood vessels from forming in cancer
11-14-2006 · EurekAlert!A piece of the protein cellular scaffolding involved in building blood vessels duringdevelopment might have the opposite effect in tumors. Scientists have found that the protein fragment endorepellin blocks both skin and lung cancer tumors from progressing in animal models by preventing their ability to recruit new blood vessels, a process called angiogenesis. The researchers believe the finding could lead to a new type of tumor inhibitor to prevent cancer from spreading.
Read more »
Keywords: jefferson, scientists, blood, vessel-building, protein, halts, vessels, forming, cancer, scientist, vessel, building, halt
« Previous | Next »
Similar news on "Jefferson scientists find blood vessel-building protein halts blood vessels from forming in cancer":
- Fat protein cuts blood vessel inflammation, may help heart, Jefferson scientists find
06-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
A natural substance from fat cells can protect blood vessels from the damaging effects of inflammation, which contributes to heart disease. Researchers at Jefferson Medical College have shown for the first time in an animal model that the substance - a protein called adiponectin - helps prevent immune system white blood cells from binding to the inside of blood vessel walls. Harnessing adiponectin's properties may help protect against blood vessel damage in patients with obesity and diabetes.
Similar news · Read more »
- Blood pressure drugs could help halt pancreatic cancer spread, Jefferson researchers find
12-07-2006 · EurekAlert!
Common blood pressure medications might help block the spread of pancreatic cancer, researchers have found. The scientists showed in laboratory studies that two types of pressure-lowering drugs -- ACE inhibitors and AT1R blockers -- may help reduce the development of tumor-feeding blood vessels, a process called angiogenesis. Such drugs, they say, may become part of a novel strategy to control the growth and spread of cancer.
Similar news · Read more »
- Novel method enables genomic screening of blood vessels from patient tissue
08-28-2007 · EurekAlert!
Scientists have developed a new method of capturing a complete genome-wide screening of blood vessel cells in their actual disease state, advancing the potential for genetic research on the tissue responsible for delivering nourishment that can accelerate the growth of both a cancer tumor or wound healing.
Similar news · Read more »
- Gene knockouts reveal FoxOs' vital functions in cancer defense, health of stem cells
01-25-2007 · EurekAlert!
In an elegant, multiple-gene knockout experiment, a team of Boston scientists has discovered that a trio of molecules, called FoxOs, are fundamentally critical in preventing some cancers, maintaining blood vessel stability and in keeping blood-forming stem cells healthy.
Similar news · Read more »
- Scientists discover novel way to remove iron from ferritin
11-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
A new study led by Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute senior scientist, Elizabeth Theil, PhD, is the first to suggest that a small protein or heptapeptide could be used to accelerate the removal of iron from ferritin. The results of this study may help scientists develop new medications that dramatically improve the removal of excess iron in patients diagnosed with blood diseases such as B-Thalassemia (Cooley's anemia) or sickle cell disease.
Similar news · Read more »
- Blood-vessel blocker aids cancer-killing virus
11-27-2007 · EurekAlert!
Cancer-killing viruses are a promising therapy for incurable brain tumors, but their effectiveness has been limited in part because immune cells rapidly eliminate them. That immune response might be slowed, and the virus given more time to kill cancer cells, by blocking the growth of blood vessels in the tumor, new Ohio State research suggests. The study indicates that pretreatment with a drug that blocks blood-vessel growth might improve the effectiveness of cancer-killing viruses.
Similar news · Read more »
- Targeting surgar on blood vessels may inhibit cancer growth
05-07-2007 · EurekAlert!
In a study that could point to novel therapies to prevent cancer spread, or metastasis, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine have targeted a sugar that supports blood vessel growth in the tumor. Their findings will be published in the May 7 online issue of Journal of Cell Biology.
Similar news · Read more »
- Promising treatment target found in Hodgkin lymphoma
07-30-2007 · EurekAlert!
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists have identified a protein that prevents the body's immune system from recognizing and attacking Hodgkin lymphoma cells. Based on this finding, the researchers are now investigating targeted therapies to disable this molecular "bodyguard" and boost a patient's ability to fight the blood cancer.
Similar news · Read more »
- Jefferson scientists find protein helps pancreatic cancer cells evade immune system and spread
01-10-2008 · EurekAlert!
A protein that helps prevent a woman's body from rejecting a fetus may also play an important role in enabling pancreatic cancer cells to evade detection by the immune system, allowing them to spread in the body. Researchers found that the metastatic pancreatic cancer cells in the lymph nodes produce enough of the protein, IDO, to wall-off the immune system's T-cells and recruit cells that suppress the immune response to the tumor.
Similar news · Read more »
- Targeting sugar on blood vessels may inhibit cancer growth
05-07-2007 · EurekAlert!
In a study that could point to novel therapies to prevent cancer spread, or metastasis, researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine have targeted a sugar that supports blood vessel growth in the tumor. Their findings will be published in the May 7 online issue of Journal of Cell Biology.
Similar news · Read more »
