Université de Fribourg

Proangiogenic factor PlGF programs CD11b+ myelomonocytes in breast cancer during differentiation of their hematopoietic progenitors

Laurent, Julien ; Faes-van't Hull, Eveline ; Touvrey, Cedric ; Kuonen, François ; Lan, Qiang ; Lorusso, Girieca ; Doucey, Marie-Agnès ; Ciarloni, Laura ; Imaizumi, Natsuko ; Alghisi, Gian Carlo ; Fagiani, Ernesta ; Zaman, Khalil ; Stupp, Roger ; Shibuya, Masabumi ; Delaloye, Jean-François ; Christofori, Gerhard ; Rüegg, Curzio

In: Cancer Research, 2011, vol. 71, no. 11, p. 3781-3791

Tumor-mobilized bone marrow-derived CD11b+ myeloid cells promote tumor angiogenesis, but how and when these cells acquire proangiogenic properties is not fully elucidated. Here we show that CD11b+ myelomonocytic cells develop proangiogenic properties during their differentiation from CD34+ hematopoietic progenitors and that Placenta Growth Factor (PlGF) is critical in promoting this ...