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A method for screening for neoplastic disease where detection of VEGF-D on or in cells such as tumour cells, blood vessel endothelial cells, lymph vessel endothelial cells, and/or cells with potential neoplastic growth indicates neoplastic disease; and also methods for screening tumours for metastatic or micro-metastatic risk where expression of VEGF-D by the tumour indicates metastatic risk.
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Provided are polypeptide ligands for the receptor tyrosine kinase, Flt4. Also provided are cDNAs and vectors encoding the ligands, pharmaceutical compositions and diagnostic reagents comprising the ligands, and methods of making ans using the ligands.
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The invention provides polynucleotides and genes that are differentially expressed in lymphatic versus blood vascular endothelial cells. These genes are useful for treating diseases involving lymphatic vessels, such as lymphedema, various inflammatory diseases, and cancer metastasis via the lymphatic system.
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The present invention provides materials and methods for preventing stenosis or restenosis of a blood vessel using Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C (VEGF-C) and/or Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor D (VEGF-D) genes or proteins.
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The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for isolating lymphatic endothelial cells from a mixed population of cells. More particularly, the inventors have found that certain antibodies that recognize the extracellular domain of VEGFR-3 can be used to specifically isolated lymphatic endothelial cells substantially free of other contaminating non-lymphatic endothelial cells. Methods and compositions for producing such cells and using such cells are described.
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The invention is based upon the newly recognized ability of beta chemokines to inhibit cell apoptosis. In particular, apoptosis of T cells is described. The known beta chemokines I-309 and TCA-3 are examples of the beta chemokines which inhibit apoptosis. One aspect of the invention is the use of these molecules to inhibit apoptosis. A second aspect of the invention is the use of beta chemokine inhibitors or antagonists to provoke apoptosis.
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This invention relates to modified peptides that bind to an HLA molecule, particularly an HLA-A*0201 molecule wherein the modified peptides have a binding efficiency and immunogenicity similar to that of the parental non-modified peptide. This invention relates particularly to modified analogs of the tumor associated antigen Melan-A26-35A27L that have at least, one or more modified amino acid at positions lor 2 or (b ) one or more modified amino acid at positions 8, 9 or 10. The isolated modified peptides have a half-life in human serum of at least about 12 hours. Also disclosed are methods of using 10 such modified peptides. The invention also relates to methods for using the modified peptides of this invention.