Tumor-Associated Macrophages and Mast Cells Positive to Tryptase Are Correlated with Angiogenesis in Surgically-Treated Gastric Cancer Patients

Tumor-Associated Macrophages and Mast Cells Positive to Tryptase Are Correlated with Angiogenesis in Surgically-Treated Gastric Cancer Patients

Mast cells and macrophages can play a role in tumor angiogenesis by stimulating microvascular density (MVD). The density of mast cells positive to tryptase (MCDPT), tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), and MVD were evaluated in a series of 86 gastric cancer (GC) tissue samples from patients who had...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Sammarco, Cosmo Damiano Gadaleta, Valeria Zuccalà, Emre Albayrak, Rosa Patruno, Pietro Milella, Rosario Sacco, Michele Ammendola, Girolamo Ranieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
angiogenesis
microvascular density
mast cells
tryptase
macrophages
gastric cancer
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/4/1176

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