Angiogenesis

Novel pathway regulating angiogenesis may fight retinal disease, cancers

Published in Drug Week, June 17th, 2011

2011 JUN 17 -- CINCINNATI - Scientists identify in the journal Nature a new molecular pathway used to suppress blood vessel branching in the developing retina - a finding with potential therapeutic value for fighting diseases of the retina and a variety of cancers.

Researchers report that myeloid cells, blood cells involved in the immune system, use this molecular pathway to guide blood vessel patterning in the retina. Furthermore, in the same study researchers were able to reverse this pathway to accelerate the growth of branching vessels, which could be important to developing new methods for repairing damaged tissues.

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Source: Drug Week (2011-06-17)

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