In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the anti-angiogenic actions of 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohol

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 835-844

  Laschke, M W ^a   Van Oijen, A E Vorsterman ^a   Scheuer, C ^a   Menger, M D ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

4 hydroxybenzyl alcohol; angiogenesis; aortic ring assay; dorsal skinfold chamber; endometriosis; endothelial cells; migration; proliferation; tube formation

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZYLALCOHOL; CYCLINE; GELATINASE B; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VASCULAR RING;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; AORTA; BENZYL ALCOHOLS; CAPILLARIES; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROFILAMENTS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 79958073348     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01292.x     Document Type: Article

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