Angiogenesis and angiogenesis inhibitors in paediatric diseases.
Angiogenesis, the generation of new capillaries from existing blood vessels, is rarely observed in the healthy organism, but can present during various paediatric diseases. In this review, we describe recent progress in the understanding of pathological angiogenesis and approaches for an improved therapy of angiogenic childhood diseases.
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Children's Hospital, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
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D043925:Angiogenesis Inducing Agents / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000502:physiology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000503:physiopathology
D043925:Angiogenesis Inducing Agents; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2