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angiostatin

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

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. 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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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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EntreMed claims it now has a way to make lots of endostatin, using yeast cells as tiny factories; angiostatin is proving a lot tougher to mass-produce.

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They called the collection of molecular fragments angiostatin and found that each version of the compound differed slightly in its ability to stop a tumor from growing.

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So what if angiostatin and endostatin work only in mice?

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The rodents were given angiostatin for more than 50 days, the equivalent of five years for humans, and their tumors stayed small as long as they took the drug.

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