title: [Advances of research on vascular endothelial growth factor receptors in epidermal neoplasm].
abstract: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) exerts its biological functions by its specific VEGF receptors (VEGFRs), which includes VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, VEGFR-3, neuropilin-1 and neuropilin-2. These VEGF receptors not only distribute in endothelial cells, but also in epidermal keratinocytes. VEGFRs may play a significant role in pathogenesis of the epidermal neoplasm and the VEGF-VEGFR signaling pathway may be a novel therapy target for neoplasm derived from epidermis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: YANG
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: ZHENG
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004817:Epidermis / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D039921:Neuropilins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D040262:Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D040281:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D040301:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D040321:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D039921:Neuropilins; D040262:Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor; D040281:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1; D040301:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2; D040321:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3