A new alternative mechanism in glioblastoma vascularization: tubular vasculogenic mimicry
Hallani S, Boisselier B, Peglion F, Rousseau A, Colin C, Idbaih A, Marie Y, Mokhtari K, Thomas JL, Eichmann A, Delattre JY, Maniotis AJ, Sanson M. A new alternative mechanism in glioblastoma vascularization: tubular vasculogenic mimicry. Brain 2010, 133: 973-982. PMID: 20375132, PMCID: PMC4861203, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem-like cellsGlioblastoma stem-like cellsVascular smooth muscle-like cellsSmooth muscle-like cellsAnti-angiogenic therapyMuscle-like cellsHuman glioblastoma tissuesTransient efficacyTreatment strategiesStem cell propertiesEndothelial proliferationVasculogenic mimicryTumor cellsHuman tumorsBlood vesselsGlioblastoma vasculatureGlioblastoma tissuesGlioblastoma cellsVascularizationCellsDe novoGene expressionNew alternative mechanismTherapyTumors