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Correlation of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors with microvessel density in ovarian cancer

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    • Limei Wang
    • Xiaoyan Liu
    • Hong Wang
    • Shuhe Wang
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    Affiliations: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing General Army Hospital, Beijing 100700, P.R. China, Department of Medical Record Management, Beijing General Army Hospital, Beijing 100700, P.R. China, Department of Ultrasound, Beijing General Army Hospital, Beijing 100700, P.R. China
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The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors, the Flt‑1 and KDR proteins, with clinical pathology and microvessel density (MVD) in ovarian cancer tissue. The protein expression levels of VEGF and its receptors, Flt‑1 and KDR/Flk‑1, were detected in 48 cases of ovarian cancer using the streptavidin‑biotin complex (SABC) immunohistochemical method, and tumor MVD was evaluated using F8 factor (FVIII‑RA). The expression of the VEGF, Flt‑1 and KDR proteins was not significantly associated with the pathological type, extent of differentiation or clinical stage of ovarian cancer. However, the co-expression of VEGF and Flt‑1 was markedly correlated with differentiation and clinical stage (P<0.01). The co-expression levels of VEGF and receptor Flt‑1 in malignant neoplasms with lymph node metastasis was significantly higher compared with malignant neoplasms without lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). The expression level of KDR in patients with hepatic metastasis was significantly higher compared with patients without hepatic metastasis (P<0.05). The co-expression level of VEGF and KDR in patients with hepatic metastasis was significantly higher compared with patients without hepatic metastasis (P<0.05) and the Flt‑1 expression level in patients with ascites <1,000 ml was significantly lower than that in patients with ascites ≥1000 ml (P<0.05). The mean MVD of VEGF‑ and KDR‑positive patients was significantly higher compared with VEGF‑ and KDR‑negative patients (P<0.05). The expression of VEGF and its receptors is involved in the malignant transformation of ovarian tumors, tumor progression and metastasis, as well as ascites formation and angiogenesis.
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Wang L, Liu X, Wang H and Wang S: Correlation of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors with microvessel density in ovarian cancer. Oncol Lett 6: 175-180, 2013.
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Wang, L., Liu, X., Wang, H., & Wang, S. (2013). Correlation of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors with microvessel density in ovarian cancer. Oncology Letters, 6, 175-180. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1349
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Wang, L., Liu, X., Wang, H., Wang, S."Correlation of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors with microvessel density in ovarian cancer". Oncology Letters 6.1 (2013): 175-180.
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Wang, L., Liu, X., Wang, H., Wang, S."Correlation of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors with microvessel density in ovarian cancer". Oncology Letters 6, no. 1 (2013): 175-180. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1349
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Wang L, Liu X, Wang H and Wang S: Correlation of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors with microvessel density in ovarian cancer. Oncol Lett 6: 175-180, 2013.
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Wang, L., Liu, X., Wang, H., & Wang, S. (2013). Correlation of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors with microvessel density in ovarian cancer. Oncology Letters, 6, 175-180. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1349
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Wang, L., Liu, X., Wang, H., Wang, S."Correlation of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors with microvessel density in ovarian cancer". Oncology Letters 6.1 (2013): 175-180.
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Wang, L., Liu, X., Wang, H., Wang, S."Correlation of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors with microvessel density in ovarian cancer". Oncology Letters 6, no. 1 (2013): 175-180. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1349
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