title: Angiogenic and anti-angiogenic factors in adrenal tumours.
abstract: It appears that neoangiogenesis is an important factor in tumour invasion and the formation of metastases in several human cancers, and studies on pro-angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors are therefore of considerable interest to researchers. In this review we present pro-angiogenic and anti-angiogenic factors and other growth factors and their role in the formation of new blood vessels in adrenal tumours. Assessment of the angiogenic status of adrenal tumours and their vascular pattern may be useful for discriminating benign from malignant lesions and knowledge of their angiogenesis may be essential to the drawing up of promising treatment strategies for patients with malignant tumours.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Endocrinology, Medical University, Lodz. jjurczynska@wp.pl
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jurczyńska
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zieleniewski
authors.forename: Henryk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stepień
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Komorowski
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000098:blood supply*; D043925:Angiogenesis Inducing Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000503:physiopathology; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D043925:Angiogenesis Inducing Agents; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors