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angiostatin

American

[an-jee-oh-stat-n] / ˌæn dʒi oʊˈstæt n /

noun

Biochemistry.

a naturally occurring protein that inhibits endothelial proliferation and interferes with the growth of new blood vessels, investigated for use as an anticancer drug.

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Within a year or two, EntreMed and its partner in the project, Bristol-Myers-Squibb, will probably figure out how to make angiostatin in quantity.

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No one knows yet whether angiostatin and endostatin will help people.

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So what if angiostatin and endostatin work only in mice?

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Another antiangiogenesis compound, angiostatin, discovered by Folkman's colleague Dr. Michael O'Reilly, makes colon, breast and prostate tumors shrink in mice.

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In fact, Folkman's work on angiostatin and endostatin had been reported months before in scientific journals and just a few weeks ago in Business Week.

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