The laboratory of Judah Folkman identified the potent endogenous antiangiogenic protein angiostatin in 1994.(1) In this issue of Blood, Lee and colleagues propose 2 new mechanisms of action for angiostatin that may represent promising targets for new cancer therapeutics.(2).

Donepezil {(RS)-2-[(1-benzyl-4-piperidyl)methyl]-5,6-dimethoxy-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one} is a reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and used for treatment of patients with AD (Alzheimer's disease). Recent studies showed that treatment with donepezil reduced production of inflammatory cytokines in PBMCs (peripheral blood mononuclear cells). It was also reported that muscle-derived inflammatory...

Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is required for many pathologic processes, including invasive tumor growth as well as physiologic organ/tissue maintenance. Angiogenesis during development and adulthood is likely regulated by a balance between endogenous proangiogenic and antiangiogenic factors. It is speculated that tumor growth requires disruption of such balance; thus, the a...

In the course of embryonic development, during some normal physiological processes in the adult, such as the female reproductive cycle, and also in a variety of pathologies, including tumour growth, new blood vessels develop from the pre-existing vascular network through endothelial cell sprouting, proliferation and fusion a process termed angiogenesis (Risau, 1997). Blocking tumour angiogenesi...

Angiogenesis is a complex biological process that plays a relevant role in sustaining the microenvironment, growth, and metastatic potential of several tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Bevacizumab was the first angiogenesis inhibitor approved for the treatment of patients with advanced NSCLC in combination with chemotherapy; however, it was limited to patients with non-squa...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by synovial tissue leucocyte ingress and angiogenesis, or new blood vessel growth. The disease is thought to occur as an immunological response to an as yet unidentified antigen. Even in early RA, some of the earliest histological observations are blood vessels. A mononuclear infiltrate characterises the synovial tissue along with a luxuriant vasculatu...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of angiogenesis inhibitors for the treatment of patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) via meta-analysis. METHODS Electronic databases including PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library were searched to look for eligible studies through February 1, 2016. RCTs comprising angiogenesis inhibitors and nonangiogenesis inhibitors f...

Angiogenesis is necessary for tumor growth beyond a volume of approximately 2 mm3. This observation, along with the accessibility of tumor vessels to therapeutic targeting, has resulted in a research focus on inhibitors of angiogenesis. A number of endogenous inhibitors of angiogenesis are found in the body. Some of these are synthesized by specifi c cells in different organs, and others are cr...

Monoclonal antibodies and small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) directed against the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) or its receptors have been investigated in several studies for the treatment of advanced gastric cancer (GC). In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of angiogenesis inhibitors in advanced GC. We searched published randomized contro...

Inhibition of matrix-metalloproteinases (MMPs) by tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) has been shown in vivo to decrease metastasis and tumor-associated angiogenesis. Our laboratory is interested in understanding the role of these proteins at the pericellular microenvironment of tumor and endothelial cells. Secretion of MMPs by tumor cells enables the migration, invasion and metasta...