Table of Contents

Introductory Comments.- Angiogenic Factors and Their Receptors.- Examining New Models for the Study of Autocrine and Paracrine Mechanisms of Angiogenesis through FGF2-Transfected Endothelial and Tumour Cells.- Tie-1 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Endodomain Interaction with SHP2: Potential Signalling Mechanisms and Roles in Angiogenesis.- On the Mechanism(s) of Thrombin Induced Angiogenesis.- Endothelial Receptor Tyrosine Kinases in Involved Blood Vessel Development and Tumor Angiogenesis.- Ontogeny of the Endothelial System in the Avian Model.- Regulation of Angiogenesis and Transduction Mechanisms Involved.- The Role of Pericytes in Controlling Angiogenesis In Vivo.- Insights into the Vasodilation of Rat Retinal Vessels Evoked by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor121 (VEGF121).- Signal Transduction and Transcriptional Regulation of Angiogenesis.- Differential Contribution of Bradykinin Receptors in Angiogenesis.- Sensitivity of Different Vascular Beds in the Eye to Neovascularization and Blood-Retinal Barrier Breakdown in VEGF Transgenic Mice.- Revascularization of Ischemic Tissues with SIKVAV and Neuropeptide Y (NPY).- Cellular Effects and Signalling Pathways Activated by the Anti-Coagulant Factor Protein S in Vascular Cells.- Role of Extracellular Matrix and Adhesion Molecules in Angiogenesis.- Targeting Integrins avb3 and avb5 for Blocking Tumor-Induced-Angiogenesis.- Suppression of Human Microvascular Endothelial Cell Invasion and Morphogenesis with Synthetic Matrixin Inhibitors.- Inhibitors of Angiogenesis and their Mechanisms of Action.- Tunicamycin Inhibits Capillary Endothelial Cell Proliferation by Inducing Apoptosis.- The Characterization of Angiogenesis Inhibitor from Shark Cartilage.- Quantitative Assays for the Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane.- Angiogenesis andMalignant Transformation.- MYCN Oncogene and Angiogenesis: Down-Regulation of Endothelial Growth Inhibitors in Human Neuroblastoma Cell.- From Hyperplasia to Neoplasia and Invasion: Angiogenesis in the Colorectal Adenoma - Carcinoma Model.- Tumor Angiogenesis Macrophages Cytokines.- Microvessel Density Thymidine Phosphorylase Expression and Resistance of Head and Neck Cancer to Chemo-Radiotherapy.- Differential Expression of Angiogenic and of Vascular Survival Factors in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).- Thymidine Phosphorylase Activity in Normal Hyperplastic and Neoplastic Endometrium-Correlation with Intratumoral Angiogenesis.- Preclinical Developments of Angiogenesis Inhibitors.- Inhibition of VEGF Signal Transduction.- Combretastatins: Novel Vascular Targeting Drugs for Improving Anti-Cancer Therapy.- Clinical Applications.- Therapeutic Angiogenesis for Ischemic Heart Disease.- Abstracts of Posters.- Participants’ Photo.- List of Participants.

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