简介:Humanglioblastomas(GBM)arethoughttobeinitiatedbygliomastem-likecells(GSLCs).GSLCsalsoparticipateintumorneovascularizationbytransdifferentiatingintovascularendothelialcells.Here,wereportacriticalroleofGSLCsintheformationofvasculogenicmimicry(VM),whichdefineschannelslinedbytumorcellstosupplynutrientstoearlygrowingtumorsandtumor
简介:Glioblastomaisoneofthemostangiogenichumantumorsandcharacterizedbymicrovascularproliferations.Abetterunderstandingofglioblastomavasculatureisneededtooptimizeanti-angiogenictherapythathasshownapromisingbutincompleteefficacy.Thepresentstudyexamined48glioblastomasbyCD34endothelialmarkerperiodicacid-Schiff(PAS)dualstainingandfoundnon-endothelialcell-linedblood