摘要 |
Disclosed and claimed are compositions and methods for therapy and/or prevention of lymphedema. The compositions can include an agent that induces development of lymphatic channels or lymphangiogenesis, such as, VEGF-C and/or that which stimulates VEGF-C expression and/or that which stimulates VEGF-C expression or that which stimulates its interaction or that which stimulates other pathways to so stimulate the development of lymphatic channels or lymphangiogenesis or that which stimulates along any point of or any molecules involved in the signal transduction pathway leading to lymphangiogenesis or lymph channel development (and/or vector(s) expressing one or more of these agent(s)). Embodiments can include kits. |