2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The role of endothelial progenitor cells and VEGF,VEGF-C in proliferating infantile hemangioma.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20790743
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Pediatrics
Research Institution	Jichi Medical University
Principal Investigator	NAKAMURA Sachie Jichi Medical University, 医学部, 助教 (20382955)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	癌 / 細胞・組織
Research Abstract	hemangioma and neuroblastoma in children were characterized by increased expression of VEGF-A. The expression of VEGF-A is higher in proliferating hemangioma than hemangioma in stable state. In neuroblastoma patients, the expression of VEGF-A remained high-revel after tumorectomy. VEGF-C and VEGF-D are significantly lower in infantile hemangioma.