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Thrombospondins as Anti-Angiogenic Therapeutic Agents
1 Mar 2003
Abstract excerpt
Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) was one of the first endogenous inhibitors of angiogenesis to be discovered. This large multimodular protein of around 600 kDa inhibits endothelial cell proliferation, migration and morphogenic organization into capillary tubes. TSP-2 shares homology with TSP-1 in primary sequence, structural organization and angiostatic properties. TSP-1-null and TSP-2-null mice display increased tissue...
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