@article{fefbe11e027d4701b7c1dced89eb8f99,
title = "Perivascular nitric oxide gradients normalize tumor vasculature",
abstract = "Normalization of tumor vasculature is an emerging strategy to improve cytotoxic therapies. Here we show that eliminating nitric oxide (NO) production from tumor cells via neuronal NO synthase silencing or inhibition establishes perivascular gradients of NO in human glioma xenografts in mice and normalizes the tumor vasculature, resulting in improved tumor oxygenation and response to radiation treatment. Creation of perivascular NO gradients may be an effective strategy for normalizing abnormal vasculature.",
author = "Satoshi Kashiwagi and Kosuke Tsukada and Lei Xu and Junichi Miyazaki and Kozin, {Sergey V.} and Tyrrell, {James A.} and Sessa, {William C.} and Gerweck, {Leo E.} and Jain, {Rakesh K.} and Dai Fukumura",
note = "Funding Information: We thank H.D. Suit and K.D. Held for their insightful suggestions; L.L. Munn, D. Fuja and C.D. Ley for their assistance in image analysis; D. Laccore for her assistance in hypoxia detection; S.S. Chae for his assistance in western blot analysis; P. Huang for his direction of the gnotobiotic animal facility; and M. Fortier, J. Kahn, M. Riley, S. Roberge, E. Smith and C. Smith for their excellent technical assistance. This work was supported by National Cancer Institute grants R01-CA96915 (D.F.) and P01-CA80124 (R.K.J. and D.F.).",
year = "2008",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1038/nm1730",
language = "English",
volume = "14",
pages = "255--257",
journal = "Nature Medicine",
issn = "1078-8956",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
number = "3",
}