ea0060oc1 | (1) | UKINETS2018
Sagar Vandana M
, Neil Desley AH
, Papakyriacou Pantelitsa
, Shah Tahir
, Liu Boyang
, Hirschfield Gideon
, Steeds Richard P
, Shetty Shishir
, Weston Christopher J
Background: Vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) is a novel driver of tissue inflammation and fibrosis and may contribute to fibrotic complications of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). We studied the VAP-1 expression in midgut NETs, which are associated with desmoplasia, and carcinoid heart disease (CHD), a significant complication of metastatic midgut NETs.Methods: Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded midgut NETs and CHD valves were stained for...