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J Angiogenes Res. 2010 Aug 11;2:13. doi: 10.1186/2040-2384-2-13.

Targeting lymphatic vessel functions through tyrosine kinases.

Journal of angiogenesis research

Steven P Williams, Tara Karnezis, Marc G Achen, Steven A Stacker

Affiliations

  1. Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia. [email protected].

PMID: 20698997 PMCID: PMC2925338 DOI: 10.1186/2040-2384-2-13

Abstract

The lymphatic vascular system is actively involved in tissue fluid homeostasis, immune surveillance and fatty acid transport. Pathological conditions can arise from injury to the lymphatics, or they can be recruited in the context of cancer to facilitate metastasis. Protein tyrosine kinases are central players in signal transduction networks and regulation of cell behavior. In the lymphatic endothelium, tyrosine kinases are involved in processes such as the maintenance of existing lymphatic vessels, growth and maturation of new vessels and modulation of their identity and function. As such, they are attractive targets for both existing inhibitors and the development of new inhibitors which affect lymphangiogenesis in pathological states such as cancer. RNAi screening provides an opportunity to identify the functional role of tyrosine kinases in the lymphatics. This review will discuss the role of tyrosine kinases in lymphatic biology and the potential use of inhibitors for anti-lymphangiogenic therapy.

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