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lüll Angiogenesis and the ET-1/ETA receptor system: immunohistochemical expression analysis in bone metastases from patients with different primary tumors Medinger M; Adler CP; Schmidt-Gersbach C; Soltau J; Droll A; Unger C; Drevs JAngiogenesis 2003[]; 6 (3): 225-31Angiogenesis is necessary for the growth of primary tumors and the formation of metastases. It is well known that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors play a major role in this process. To date, the formation of bone metastases has been poorly understood. Tumor cells must interact with the microenvironment of the bone and new blood vessels must spread. The ET/ET(A) (endothelin) receptor system seems to play an important role in this process. Specimens from metastatic bone lesions and non-malignant bone tissue were analyzed by histological and immunohistochemical staining. Sections were stained with antibodies against CD31, Flt-1, KDR, endothelin-1 (ET-1) and endothelin receptor A (ET(A)). Our studies show that there is an increased microvessel density (MVD) in metastatic bone lesions from different primary tumors in contrast to normal bone tissue. In nearly all tumor formations of the bone, ET-1 and its receptor ET(A) was found by immunohistochemistry. We also performed immunohistochemical staining for the VEGF-receptors Flt-1 and KDR. In conclusion, there is an increased vessel density in metastatic bone lesions in contrast to normal bone tissue. The ET/ET(A) system can be detected in nearly all bone specimens and is upregulated in metastatic bone lesions in contrast to healthy bone tissue.|Bone Neoplasms/blood supply/*chemistry/etiology/*secondary[MESH]|Case-Control Studies[MESH]|Endothelin-1/*analysis/genetics[MESH]|Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Immunohistochemistry[MESH]|Neoplasms/chemistry/pathology[MESH]|Neovascularization, Pathologic/*etiology/pathology[MESH]|Receptor, Endothelin A/*analysis/genetics[MESH]|Up-Regulation[MESH]|Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1/analysis/genetics[MESH]|Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2/analysis/genetics[MESH] |