Thrombospondin-1 as a Paradigm for the Development of Antiangiogenic Agents Endowed with Multiple Mechanisms of Action

Uncontrolled neovascularization occurs in several angiogenesis-dependent diseases, including cancer. Neovascularization is tightly controlled by the balance between angiogenic growth factors and antiangiogenic agents. The various natural angiogenesis inhibitors identified so far affect neovasculariz...

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Main Authors: Marco Rusnati, Chiara Urbinati, Silvia Bonifacio, Marco Presta, Giulia Taraboletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-04-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/3/4/1241/