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ReviewAngiogenesis2024

Soluble FLT-1 in angiogenesis: pathophysiological roles and therapeutic implications.

Layal Ei Wazan, Ariel Widhibrata, Guei-Sheung Liu

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Review in Angiogenesis, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. VEGFR1 as a Target for Cardiovascular Gene Therapy.Journal of cardiovascular translational research · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Layal Ei WazanCentre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Level 7, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, VIC, 3002, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9869-2951
Ariel WidhibrataCentre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Level 7, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, VIC, 3002, Australia.ORCID 0009-0003-8922-2426
Guei-Sheung LiuCentre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Level 7, 32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne, VIC, 3002, Australia. rickliu0817@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3379-724X

Funding

CERA Innovation Fund na/John Landman PhD Scholarship n/aNational Health and Medical Research Council 1185600
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fine-tuning angiogenesis, the development of new blood vessels, is essential for maintaining a healthy circulatory and lymphatic system. The small glycoprotein vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF) are the key mediators in this process, binding to their corresponding membrane-bound VEGF receptors (VEGFRs) to activate angiogenesis signaling pathways. These pathways are crucial throughout human life as they are involved in lymphatic and vascular endothelial cell permeability, migration, proliferation, and survival. Neovascularization, the formation of abnormal blood vessels, occurs when there is a dysregulation of angiogenesis and can result in debilitating disease. Hence, VEGFRs have been widely studied to understand their role in disease-causing angiogenesis. VEGFR1, also known as Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (FLT-1), is also found in a soluble form, soluble FLT-1 or sFLT-1, which is known to act as a VEGF neutralizer. It is incorporated into anti-VEGF therapy, designed to treat diseases caused by neovascularization. Here we review the journey of sFLT-1 discovery and delve into the alternative splicing mechanism that creates the soluble receptor, its prevalence in disease states, and its use in current and future potential therapies.

Indexed as

Neovascularization, PathologicVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1AngiogenesisAnimalsHumansNeovascularization, PhysiologicSolubilityFLT1 protein, humanVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1AngiogenesisFLT-1Gene therapyRNA splicingSoluble FLT-1VEGFVEGFR

Identifiers

PMID39207600

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