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Stimulation of tumour angiogenesis by proximal wounds: spatial and temporal analysis by MRI

R Abramovitch et al. Br J Cancer. 1998.

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Abstract

We show here, using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging, that injured tissue provides a favourable milieu for the neovascularization and growth of C6 glioma spheroids, implanted subcutaneously in nude mice. Moreover, the presence of micro-tumours in an injured tissue inhibited the healing process, leaving an open persistent wound. In correlation with the induced angiogenesis of implanted spheroids in the presence of proximal wounds, a shorter lag period was observed for initiation of tumour growth. This effect was restricted spatially and was observed only for wounds within 5 mm from the tumour. In such proximal wounds, angiogenesis was enhanced in the first days after injury, and vessel regression, which normally starts 4 days after injury, did not occur. Injury causing interference to tumour perfusion promoted tumour vascularization and growth even for more remote incisions, possibly by activating stress-induced angiogenesis. The kinetics of vascularization and growth of these wound-tumour systems sheds light on the clinical observations of increased probability of metastatic recurrence and stimulated regrowth of residual tumour in the site of surgical intervention. High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging could detect the aberrant angiogenic activity of these tumour-wound systems as early as 1 week after injury.

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