Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-Ξ²
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Giovanni Ferrari; Brandoch D. Cook; Vitaly Terushkin; Giuseppe Pintucci; Paolo M
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract VEGF and TGFβΞ²1 induce angiogenesis but have opposing effects on endothelial cells. VEGF protects endothelial cells from apoptosis; TGFβΞ²1 induces apoptosis. We have previously shown that VEGF/VEGF receptorβ2 (VEGFR2) signaling mediates TGFβΞ²1 induction of apoptosis. This finding raised