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- Title
Angiogenesis in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma - proteomic approaches.
- Authors
Tanase, Cristiana; Popescu, Ionela Daniela; Enciu, Ana-Maria; Gheorghisan-Galateanu, Ancuta Augustina; Codrici, Elena; Mihai, Simona; Albulescu, Lucian; Necula, Laura; Albulescu, Radu
- Abstract
Neoangiogenesis plays an important role in cutaneous lymphoma pathogenesis. Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is characterized by the presence of malignant T-cell clones in the skin. Vascular microenvironment of lymphomas accelerates neoangiogenesis through several factors released by tumoral cells: VEGF family, bFGF and PIGF. Tumor stroma (fibroblasts, inflammatory and immune cells) also plays a crucial role, by providing additional angiogenic factors. The angiogenic process through the VEGF-VEGFR axis can promote survival, proliferation and metastasis via autocrine mechanisms in cutaneous lymphomas. Microvascular density (MVD) measures the neo-vascularization of cutaneous lymphoma, generated by the response of tumor cells, proangiogenic stromal cells, and benign T/B lymphocytes within the tumor inflammatory infiltrate. Pro-angiogenic proteins have been found to indicate the evolution and prognosis in patients with CTCL. In conclusion, anti-angiogenic therapeutic protocols can target tumor vasculature or malignant tumor cells directly or through a large number of combinations with other drugs. The integration of proteomics into clinical practice based on high-throughput technologies leads to the development of personalized medicine, adapting the specific biomarkers to the application of cancer-type specific individual drug targets.
- Subjects
CUTANEOUS T-cell lymphoma; B cell lymphoma; CANCER; VASCULAR endothelial growth factors; AUTOCRINE mechanisms; STROMAL cells
- Publication
Oncology Letters, 2019, Vol 17, Issue 5, p4060
- ISSN
1792-1074
- Publication type
Article