Infiltration of COX-2-expressing macrophages is a prerequisite for IL-1 beta-induced neovascularization and tumor growth.

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Published in J Clin Invest on October 20, 2005

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Shintaro Nakao1, Takashi Kuwano, Chikako Tsutsumi-Miyahara, Shu-ichi Ueda, Yusuke N Kimura, Shinjiro Hamano, Koh-hei Sonoda, Yasuo Saijo, Toshihiro Nukiwa, Robert M Strieter, Tatsuro Ishibashi, Michihiko Kuwano, Mayumi Ono

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1: Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

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