May 5, 2023 | CAM, Publications
This paper presents a promising alternative in animal experimentation – the CAM assay using hen’s eggs. The CAM provides a suitable environment for xenograft implantation, enabling the growth of human tumors. Evaluating therapeutic agents for efficacy and...
Nov 26, 2022 | CAM, Publications
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a cancer of the lung lining, normally caused by asbestos, that develops decades after exposure. Chemotherapy, and recently more targeted drugs, show some benefit although only a minority of patients respond and invariably the cancer...
Sep 27, 2022 | CAM, Publications
Among in vivo angiogenesis assays, chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay has allowed meaningful progress in elucidating the mechanism of the vasoproliferative response to several pro- and antiangiogenic factors, thanks to its low costs, relatively easy...
Aug 30, 2022 | CAM, Publications
Angiogenesis is a highly regulated process. It promotes tissue regeneration and contributes to tumor growth. Existing therapeutic concepts interfere with different steps of angiogenesis. The quantification of the vasculature is of crucial importance for research on...
Jul 22, 2022 | CAM, Publications
(1) Background: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a frequent monogenic disorder that leads to progressive renal cyst growth and renal failure. Strategies to inhibit cyst growth in non-human cyst models have often failed in clinical trials. There...