Angiogenesis Modulations in Health and Disease Practical Applications of Pro- and Anti-angiogenesis Targets /

 This book is a major update of novel targets in angiogenesis modulation, including pro- and anti-angiogenesis. There is in-depth coverage of preclinical and clinical methods and models, investigational status, and clinical applications. The impact of nanotechnology in advancing the applications of...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mousa, Shaker A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Davis, Paul J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6467-5
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Angiogenesis assays: an appraisal of current techniques
  • Survey of pro-angiogenesis strategies
  • Angiogenesis modulation by arachidonic acid – derived lipids: positive and negative regulators of angiogenesis
  • Pro-angiogenic activity of thyroid hormone analogues: Mechanisms, physiology and clinical prospects
  • Actions of steroids and peptide hormones on angiogenesis
  • Role of non-neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in angiogenesis modulation.-  Catecholamine neurotransmitters: an angiogenic switch in the tumor microenvironment
  • Impact of nanotechnology on therapeutic angiogenesis
  • Survey of anti-angiogenesis strategies
  • Tetraiodothyroacetic acid (tetrac), nanotetrac and anti-Angiogenesis
  • Integrin antagonists and angiogenesis
  • Anti-angiogenesis therapy as an adjunct to chemotherapy in oncology
  • Anti-vegf strategies in ocular angiogenesis- mediated disorders, with special emphasis on age-related macular degeneration
  • Application of nanotechnology to targeting tumor angiogenesis for therapeutic benefit
  • Biomarkers of response and resistance to anti-angiogenic treatment
  • Speculations on new directions in which angiogenesis may proceed. Index.