The Effect of Twist Expression on Angiogenesis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

References

1. 1. Herath NI,
   2. Leggett BA,
   3. Macdonald GA

   . Review of genetic and epigenetic alterations in hepatocarcinogenesis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006;21:15–21.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
2. ↵
   1. Mironchik Y,
   2. Winnard PT,
   3. Vesuna F, et al

   . Twist overexpression induces in vivo angiogenesis and correlates with chromosomal instability in breast cancer. Cancer Res. 2005;65:10801–10809.

   OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
3. ↵
   1. Poon RT,
   2. Ng IO,
   3. Lau C, et al

   . Tumor microvessel density as a predictor of recurrence after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma: a prospective study. J Clin Oncol. 2002;20: 1775–1785.

   OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
4. ↵
   1. Folkman J.

   Role of angiogenesis in tumor growth and metastasis. Semin Oncol. 2002;29:15–18.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
5. ↵
   1. Poon RT,
   2. Lau CP,
   3. Ho JW, et al

   . Tissue factor expression correlates with tumor angiogenesis and invasiveness in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2003;9:5339–5345.

   OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
6. ↵
   1. Carr BI

   . Hepatocellular carcinoma: current management and future trends. Gastroenterology. 2004;127:S218–224.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
7. ↵
   1. Leung DW,
   2. Cachianes G,
   3. Kuang WI, et al

   . Vascular endothelial growth factor is a secreted angiogenic mitogen. Science. 1989;246:1306–1309.

   OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
8. ↵
   1. Livak KJ,
   2. Schmittgen TD

   . Analysis of relative gene expression data using real-time quantitative PCR and the 2 (-Delta Delta C(T)) Method. Methods. 2001;25:402–408.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
9. ↵
   1. Masunaga R,
   2. Kohno H,
   3. Dhar DK, et al

   . Cyclooxygenase-2 expression correlates with tumor neovascularization and prognosis in human colorectal carcinoma patients. Clin Cancer Res. 2000;6:4064–4068.

   OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
10. ↵
    1. Kyo S,
    2. Sakaguchi J,
    3. Ohno S, et al

    . High Twist expression is involved in infiltrative endometrial cancer and affects patient survival. Human Pathology. 2006;37:431–438.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
11. ↵
    1. Poon RT,
    2. Chung KK,
    3. Cheung ST, et al

    . Clinical Significance of Thrombospondin 1 Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2004;10:4150–4157.

    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
12. ↵
    1. Rosivatz E,
    2. Becker I,
    3. Specht K, et al

    . Differential expression of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition regulators snail, SIP1, and Twist in gastric cancer. Am J Pathol. 2002;161:1881–1891.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
13. 1. Song LB,
    2. Liao WT,
    3. Mai HQ, et al

    . The clinical significance of twist expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cancer Letters. 2006;242:258–265.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
14. ↵
    1. Kwok WK,
    2. Ling MT,
    3. Lee TW, et al

    . Up-regulation of Twist in prostate cancer and its implication as a therapeutic Target. Cancer Res. 2005;65:5153–5162.

    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
15. ↵
    1. Gerecht-Nir S,
    2. Dazard JE,
    3. Golan-Mashiach M, et al

    . Vascular gene expression and phenotypic correlation during differentiation of human embryonic stem cells. Dev Dyn. 2005;232:487–497.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
16. ↵
    1. Yamaguchi R,
    2. Yano H,
    3. Nakashima Y, et al

    . Expression and localization of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors in human hepatocellular carcinoma and non-HCC tissues. Oncol Rep. 2000;7:725–729.

    OpenUrlPubMedWeb of Science
17. ↵
    1. Yoshiji H,
    2. Kuriyama S,
    3. Yoshii J, et al

    . Vascular endothelial growth factor tightly regulates in vivo development of murine hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Hepatology. 1998;28:1489–1496.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
18. ↵
    1. Torimura T,
    2. Sata M,
    3. Ueno T, et al

    . Increased expression of vascular endothelial growth factor is associated with tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinoma. Hum Pathol. 1998;29:986–991.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
19. ↵
    1. Ng IO,
    2. Poon RT,
    3. Lee IM, et al

    . Microvessel density, vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors Flt-1 and Flk -1/KDR in hepatocellular carcinoma. Am J Clin Pathol. 2001;116:838–845.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
20. ↵
    1. Yamaguchi R,
    2. Yano H,
    3. Iemura A, et al

    . Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology. 1998;28:68–77.

    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science