PMID: 11911015Mar 26, 2002Paper

Inhibition of human angiogenesis with heparin and hydrocortisone

Angiogenesis
S P JungEugene A Woltering

Abstract

Angiogenesis is a critical determinant of tumor growth and the development of metastases. Heparin, steroids, and heparin/steroid combinations have been used in a variety of in vitro models and in vivo in animal models as effective inhibitors of angiogenesis. We tested heparin, steroid and heparin/steroid combinations at a variety of concentrations to determine their effect on the human 'angiogenic switch' from a resting to a proliferative endothelium in vessels from three placentas (initiation), and the effect of these compounds on the subsequent growth of a human angiogenic response (promotion). Using full-thickness human placental vein discs cultured in three-dimensional fibrin-thrombin clots, we demonstrated that heparin (300, 3000 micrograms/ml), steroid (350, 3500 micrograms/ml), and combinations of heparin/steroid at these doses effectively blocked both initiation and promotion of a human angiogenic response in a dose-dependent fashion. We also demonstrated that high-dose steroid or heparin/steroid treatment for 15 days resulted in disruption of vessel integrity, while treatment with heparin alone produced a suppressed growth rate but had intact vessel architecture. High-dose heparin/steroid treatment could also disrupt a...Continue Reading

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Mar 6, 2004·Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis : JTH·V KaushalP Mehta
Jul 5, 2007·Obesity Surgery·Frank L GreenwayEugene A Woltering
May 30, 2014·Experimental Biology and Medicine·Michael W IrvinAmbra Pozzi
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Jul 13, 2006·Phytotherapy Research : PTR·Zhijun LiuEugene A Woltering
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Jun 16, 2007·In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology. Animal·Benedict Crabtree, Vasanta Subramanian
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