See Also: Anti-angiogenesis drugs(health)
Drugs, anti-angiogenesis(health)
Anti-inflammatory drugs(health)
angiogenesis(medicine)
Angiogenesis(health)
angiogenesis factor(medicine)
tumour angiogenesis factor(medicine)
Antihistamine drugs(health)
orphan drugs(medicine)
drugs, non-prescription(medicine)

Anti-angiogenesis drugs (health)


These drugs, which include angiostatin and Endostatin, halt the process of developing new blood vessels (angiogenesis). Angiostatin is a piece of a larger and very common protein, plasminogen, that the body uses in blood clotting. Endostatin is a piece of a different protein, collagen 18, that is in all blood vessels. Both angiostatin and Endostatin are normally secreted by tumors. It is hoped that they will provide the basis for a new class of agents to treat cancer.