Table 3.

Endogenous stimulators and inhibitors of angiogenesis.

Angiogenic MoleculesNative Inhibitors
Abbreviations: VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; PIGF, placental growth factor; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthetase; MMP, matrix metalloproteases 
Growth factors VEGF (A-D), PIGF Interferon (IFN)-α,γ 
 Angiogenin  
 Angiotropin  
 Epidermal growth factor (EGF)  
 Fibroblast growth factor (acidic and basic; FGF) Prolactin (16 Kd fragment), IFN-α,γ 
 Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF, SF)  
 Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)  
 Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα)  
 Interleukin-8 (IL-8) Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)  
Proteases and Protease Inhibitors Cathepsin Tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease (TIMP-1, TIMP-2) 
 Gelatinase-A, -B (MMP2,9)  
 Stromelysin  
 Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) Plasminogen activator- inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) 
Trace Elements Copper Zinc 
Oncogenes c-myc p53 Rb 
 ras  
 c-src  
 v-raf  
 c-jun  
Signal Transduction Enzymes Thymidine phosphorylase  
 RAS - arnesyl transferase  
 Geranylgeranyltransferase  
Cytokines Interleukin-1 Interleukin-10 
 Interleukin-6 Interleukin-12 
 Interleukin-8  
Endogenous αvβ3 integrin Angionpoietin-2 
 Angionpoietin-1(Ang-1) Angiotensin 
 Antionstatin II (AT1 receptor) Angiotensin II (AT2 receptor) 
 Endothelin (ETB receptor) Caveolin-1, caveolin-2 
 Erythropoietin Endostatin 
 Hypoxia Interferon-α 
 iNOS Isoflavones 
 Platelet-activating factor (PAF) Platelet factor-4 
 Prostaglandin E, COX-2  
 Thrombopoietin Thrombospondin 
  Troponin-1 
Angiogenic MoleculesNative Inhibitors
Abbreviations: VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; PIGF, placental growth factor; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthetase; MMP, matrix metalloproteases 
Growth factors VEGF (A-D), PIGF Interferon (IFN)-α,γ 
 Angiogenin  
 Angiotropin  
 Epidermal growth factor (EGF)  
 Fibroblast growth factor (acidic and basic; FGF) Prolactin (16 Kd fragment), IFN-α,γ 
 Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF, SF)  
 Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)  
 Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα)  
 Interleukin-8 (IL-8) Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)  
Proteases and Protease Inhibitors Cathepsin Tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease (TIMP-1, TIMP-2) 
 Gelatinase-A, -B (MMP2,9)  
 Stromelysin  
 Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) Plasminogen activator- inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) 
Trace Elements Copper Zinc 
Oncogenes c-myc p53 Rb 
 ras  
 c-src  
 v-raf  
 c-jun  
Signal Transduction Enzymes Thymidine phosphorylase  
 RAS - arnesyl transferase  
 Geranylgeranyltransferase  
Cytokines Interleukin-1 Interleukin-10 
 Interleukin-6 Interleukin-12 
 Interleukin-8  
Endogenous αvβ3 integrin Angionpoietin-2 
 Angionpoietin-1(Ang-1) Angiotensin 
 Antionstatin II (AT1 receptor) Angiotensin II (AT2 receptor) 
 Endothelin (ETB receptor) Caveolin-1, caveolin-2 
 Erythropoietin Endostatin 
 Hypoxia Interferon-α 
 iNOS Isoflavones 
 Platelet-activating factor (PAF) Platelet factor-4 
 Prostaglandin E, COX-2  
 Thrombopoietin Thrombospondin 
  Troponin-1 
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