Folia Pharmacologica Japonica
Online ISSN : 1347-8397
Print ISSN : 0015-5691
ISSN-L : 0015-5691
Reviews: Applications of Gene Knockout Mice for Drug Development
Angiogenesis, anti-angiogenesis, and tumor suppression
Masabumi SHIBUYA
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2002 Volume 120 Issue 5 Pages 285-294

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Abstract
Recent studies have revealed that a number of gene products such as vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors are deeply involved in the process of angiogenesis. Most of these genes were characterized not only by the biochemical/molecular biological approach but also by the genetical approach including the use of gene-targeted mice. Furthermore, some of these genes are strongly correlated with the formation of pathological blood vessels such as tumor angiogenesis, suggesting that these gene products are good candidates for screening anti-angiogenic materials. Inhibitors against VEGF and its receptors have been most extensively studied and developed, but inhibitors to other factors such as MMPs and angiopoietins may also be useful for developing anti-angiogenic materials. In addition to these molecules, unidentified gene products could be specifically involved in certain types of pathological angiogenesis.
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