Author: Hemanth J. VarghesePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Growth, Microcirculation and Survival in Cancer Metastasis
Author: Hemanth J. VargheseGrowth, Microcirculation and Survival in Cancer Metastasis
Author: Hemanth J. VargheseComparative Oncology
Author: Alecsandru Ioan BabaPublisher:
ISBN: 9789732714577
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 787
Book Description
Microcirculation in Cancer Metastasis
Author: F. William OrrPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780849361548
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Although mechanisms involved in the spread of cancer have been the subject of a major research endeavor over the past decade, metastatic tumors still account for significant clinical morbidity and the failure of cancer treatment. Not only are the vascular pathways the most common route for the dissemination of cancer cells, but interactions between the cells and the circulation act as important rate-regulators for the metastatic process. This authoritative, multi-authored volume addresses the importance of microcirculation in cancer metastasis. The book begins with up-to-date reviews on the biology of endothelial cells and the structure and physiology of the normal and tumor microcirculations, and then emphasizes interactions between components of the microcirculation and cancer cells. Metastasis is discussed through chapters exploring the entry of cancer cells into the circulation, the biophysics and morphology of cancer cell traffic and arrest, interactions with host cells and the basement membranes, and angiogenesis. This fascinating book will interest oncologists, pathologists, and students of metastasis or the microcirculation.
Morphofunctional Aspects of Tumor Microcirculation
Author: Domenico RibattiPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 940074935X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
This book describes abnormalities in the blood vessels of tumors, identifying a number of specific tumor endothelial markers, as well as chromosomal abnormalities. Shows how these markers may be used to deliver drugs selectively to the tumor microvasculature.
Hemostatic Mechanisms and Metastasis
Author: Kenneth V. HonnPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 146133831X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 637
Book Description
Experimental Metastasis: Modeling and Analysis
Author: Anastasia MalekPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 940077835X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Metastatic dissemination of cancer is a main cause of cancer related deaths, therefore biological mechanisms implicated in metastatic process presents an essential object of cancer research. This research requires creation and utilization of adequate laboratory models. The book describes main approaches to model processes of metastatic cancer dissemination and metastases development. The book is structured in according with various metastatic pathways reflecting molecular specificity of metastatic process as well as anatomical specificity of aria of dissemination. Each chapter is introduced by short discussion of clinical aspects of certain metastatic pathway. Especial attention is paid for methods of visualization, quantification and analysis of the modeled metastases. Additional chapter is devoted to methods of mathematic modeling of tumor spread. The data presented in the book may be helpful for cancer researchers and oncologists.
Inflammation and Angiogenesis
Author: Domenico RibattiPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319684485
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
This book is focused on the analysis of the role played by immune cell components in the angiogenic process associated with inflammation and tumor growth. Both innate and adaptive immune cells are involved in the mechanisms of endothelial cell proliferation, migration and activation, through the production and release of a large spectrum of pro-angiogenic mediators. These may create the specific microenvironment that favors an increased rate of tissue vascularization. The link between chronic inflammation and tumorigenesis was first proposed by Rudolf Virchow in 1863 after the observation that infiltrating leukocytes are a hallmark of tumors and first established a causative connection between the lymph reticular infiltrate at sites of chronic inflammation and the development of cancer. Tumors were described as wounds that never heal and surgeons have long described the tendency of tumors to recur in healing resection margin and it has been reported that wound healing environment provides an opportunistic matrix for tumor growth. As angiogenesis is the result of a net balance between the activities exerted by positive and negative regulators, this book will also provide information on some anti-angiogenic properties of immune cells that may be utilized for a potential pharmacological use as anti-angiogenic agents in inflammation as well as in cancer. The work is written for researchers in the field and also for graduate students which approach this matter.
The Physics of Cancer
Author: Caterina A. M. La PortaPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108150330
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Recent years have witnessed an increasing number of theoretical and experimental contributions to cancer research from different fields of physics, from biomechanics and soft-condensed matter physics to the statistical mechanics of complex systems. Reviewing these contributions and providing a sophisticated overview of the topic, this is the first book devoted to the emerging interdisciplinary field of cancer physics. Systematically integrating approaches from physics and biology, it includes topics such as cancer initiation and progression, metastasis, angiogenesis, cancer stem cells, tumor immunology, cancer cell mechanics and migration. Biological hallmarks of cancer are presented in an intuitive yet comprehensive way, providing graduate-level students and researchers in physics with a thorough introduction to this important subject. The impact of the physical mechanisms of cancer are explained through analytical and computational models, making this an essential reference for cancer biologists interested in cutting-edge quantitative tools and approaches coming from physics.
Cancer Metastasis
Author: David LydenPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139498754
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 661
Book Description
Metastasis is responsible for a large burden of morbidity and mortality among cancer patients, and currently few therapies specifically target metastatic disease. Further scientific dissection of the underlying pathways is required to pave the way for new therapeutic targets. This groundbreaking new text comprehensively covers the processes underlying cancer metastasis and the clinical treatment of metastatic disease. Whereas previous volumes have been compendia of laboratory research articles, the internationally renowned authors of this volume have summarized the state-of-the-art research in the metastasis field. A major section covers the cellular and molecular pathways of metastasis and experimental techniques and the systems and models applied in this field. Subsequently, the clinical aspects of the major cancer types are considered, focusing on disease-specific research and therapeutic approaches to metastatic disease. The focus is on novel pathophysiological insights and emerging therapies; future directions for research and unmet clinical needs are also discussed.