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VEGF-A: a critical regulator of blood vessel growth
European Cytokine Network. Volume 20, Number 4, 158-63, December 2009, Review article
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Author(s) : Napoleone Ferrara
Summary : Angiogenesis is required for a variety of normal and pathological, proliferative processes. Numerous regulators of angiogenesis have been identified and characterized over the last decades. Among these, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A appears especially important in normal development and in disease processes. Several VEGF inhibitors have been approved by the FDA for the treatment of tumors or the neovascular form of age-related macular degeneration. This article examines the molecular and biological characteristics of VEGF and also discusses preclinical and clinical studies with VEGF inhibitors and the lessons learned from these studies.
Keywords : VEGF, VPF, angiogenesis, tumor

VEGF-A: a critical regulator of blood vessel growth