New discovery brings hope to treatment of lymphatic diseases
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 07:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers in the laboratory of Dr Jayakrishna Ambati at the University of Kentucky have discovered the first naturally occurring molecule that selectively blocks lymphatic vessel growth. In an article in the 9 August online edition of Nature Medicine, they report the identification of a new molecule known as soluble VEGFR-2 that blocks lymphangiogenesis - the growth of lymphatics - but not blood vessel growth...