Cancer cells forming blood vessels send their copper to the edge

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New information about a link between the growth of blood vessels critical to the spread of cancer and the copper in our bodies has been discovered by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago, using a beamline at the Advanced Photon Source. Growing new blood vessels from existing ones — a process called angiogenesis — is important in growth, development and wound healing. But it also enables the spread of tumors throughout the body, so researchers have been scrambling for ways to stop angiogenesis in the fight against cancer.

What are the implications of this discovery? According to Finney, "These findings improve our understanding of how removing copper from the body can help stop angiogenesis. If a drug can be used to intercept vital copper being translocated outside of the cell during angiogenesis, the process stops, preventing growth of the tumor."

 

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