The prognostic relevance of angiogenesis and mast cells in squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus
Elpek, G, Gelen, T, Aksoy, N, Erdogan, A, Dertsiz, L, Demircan, A, ...
Aims—Angiogenesis, an important prognostic factor in several tumours, is a complex event mediated by angiogenic factors released from cancer cells and host immune cells. Among the host immune...
Differential expression of VASP in normal lung tissue and lung adenocarcinomas
Dertsiz, L, Ozbilim, G, Kayisli, Y, Gokhan, G, Demircan, A, Kayisli, U
Background: Vasodilator stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) is associated with focal adhesions and is thought to have an important role in actin filament assembly and cell motility. We hypothesise that...