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SUBMITTER: Wang D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2118273 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Dingzhi D Wang Haibin H Brown Joanne J Daikoku Takiko T Ning Wei W Shi Qiong Q Richmond Ann A Strieter Robert R Dey Sudhansu K SK DuBois Raymond N RN
The Journal of experimental medicine 20060327 4
Chronic inflammation is a well-known risk factor for cancer. Proinflammatory mediators such as prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) promote colorectal tumor growth by stimulating angiogenesis, cell invasion, and cell growth, and inhibiting apoptosis. Molecules that regulate tumor-associated angiogenesis provide promising therapeutic targets for treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) as indicated by the recent development of the novel anti-angiogenic agent bevacizumab (Avastin). However, use of this drug only p ...[more]