1. The Discovery of Tumor Angiogenesis Factors: An Historical Overview Domenico Ribatti 2. Morphological Aspects of Tumor Angiogenesis Rusland Hlushchuk, Sébastien Barré, Valentin Djonov 3. Exosomes in Tumor Angiogenesis Karma Z. Salem, Michele Moschetta, Antonio Sacco, Luisa Imberti, Giuseppe Rossi, Irene M. Ghobrial, Salomon Manier, and Aldo M. Roccaro 4. Co-Culture Assays for Endothelial Cells: Mural Cells Interactions Diana M. Sánchez-Palencia, Alex Bigger-Allen, Magali Saint-Geniez, Joseph F. Arboleda-Velásquez, Patricia A. D’Amore 5. Characterization of Cancer Stem Cells Stefania Orecchioni and Francesco Bertolini 6. The Aortic Ring Assay and its Use for the Study of Tumor Angiogenesis Alfred C. Aplin and Roberto F. Nicosia 7. Surface Plasmon Resonance Analysis of Heparin-Binding Angiogenic Growth Factors Antonella Bugatti and Marco Rusnati 8. An Ex Vivo Tissue Culture Model for Anti-Angiogenic Drug Testing Mohammad S. Azimi, Michelle Lacey, Debasis Mondal, and Walter L. Murfee 9. The Chorioallantoic Membrane of the Chick Embryo to Assess Tumor Formation and Metastasis Anne Herrmann, Diana Moss, and Violaine Sée 10. Transgenic Zebrafish Xiaowen Chen, Dafne Gays, and Massimo M. Santoro 11. High Resolution Intravital Microscopy of Tumor Angiogenesis Ann L.B. Seynhaeve and Timo L.M. ten Hagen 12. Subcutaneous Murine Xenograft Models: A Critical Tool for Studying Human Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis In Vivo Katharina M. Schmidt, Edward K. Geissler, and Sven A. Lang 13. Orthotopic Models of Ovarian Cancer Alessandra Decio and Raffaella Giavazzi 14. The Rip1Tag2 Transgenic Mouse Model Ruben Bill and Gerhard Christophori 15. Tumor Blood Vessel Visualization Clarissa Gillmann and Tobias Bäeuerle 16. Uncovering Metabolic Effects of Anti-Angiogenic Therapy in Tumors by Induced Metabolic Bioluminescence Imaging Stefano Indraccolo, Stefan Walenta, and Wolfgang Mueller-Klieser 17. Quantitation of Tumor Angiogenesis In Vitro: An All-In-One Angiogenesis Assay Mahtab Bahramsoltani and Ward De Spiegelaere
This volume aims to provide a range of methods and protocols for studying tumor angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo to reflect advances in the field. The chapters in this book cover topics such as: morphological aspects of tumor angiogenesis, aortic ring assay and its use for the study of tumor angiogenesis, ex vivo tissue culture model for anti-angiogenic drug testing, transgenic zebrafish, orthotopic models of ovarian cancer, and uncovering metabolic effects of anti-angiogenic therapy in tumors by induced metabolic bioluminescence imaging. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Cutting edge and thorough, Tumor Angiogenesis Assays: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource for anyone interested in tumor angiogenesis assay research.