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Lars Johan Nissen, Renhai Cao, Eva-Maria Hedlund, Zongwei Wang, Xing Zhao, Daniel Wetterskog, Keiko Funa, Ebba Bråkenhielm, Yihai Cao
Published in Volume 117, Issue 10
J Clin Invest. 2007; 117(10):2766–2777 doi:10.1172/JCI32479
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Figure 5
Tumor growth rates and vasculature.

(A) Growth factor– or vector-transfected tumor cells were subcutaneously implanted in SCID mice, and tumor growth was measured daily. Green line, FGF2 + PDGF-BB; red line, FGF2; blue line, vector + FGF2; purple line, vector and black PDGF-BB. (B) At day 13 after tumor cell implantation, tumors were removed and stained with an anti-CD31 antibody, and tumor blood vessels were analyzed by confocal microscopy using 3D projections. GFP-expressing tumor cells are green in color, and tumor blood vessels are presented in red. Arrows point to tip-cell sprouts from the vascular plexuses induced by FGF2 and PDGF-BB. (C) Quantification of CD31-positive tumor vessels from 8–12 randomized cryosectioned fields. The data represent means of average determinants ± SEM. *P < 0.05; ***P < 0.001. Scale bar: 100 μm (B, upper and lower panels); 50 μm (B, middle panels). V, vector.