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endostatin

American  
[en-doh-stat-n] / ˌɛn doʊˈstæt n /

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a naturally occurring protein, collagen 18, that interferes with the growth of new blood vessels: investigated for use as an anticancer drug.


Etymology

Origin of endostatin

First recorded in 1995–2000; endo(thelial) ( def. ) + -stat ( def. ) + -in 2 ( def. )

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

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Meanwhile, they injected one group of mice with endostatin, another with a different blood-vessel inhibitor called TNP-470 and a control group with an inert saline solution.

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Could endostatin halt the growth of capillaries and starve the plaque?

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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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At this stage all EntreMed can offer is some very interesting molecules, called angiostatin and endostatin, and the only cancers they have cured so far have been in mice.

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