title: Inhibition of angiogenesis by antiestrogens.
abstract: In this study, we have determined the ability of the partial estrogen antagonists, clomiphene, tamoxifen, and nafoxidine, and the pure estrogen antagonists, ICI 164,384 and ICI 182,780, to inhibit angiogenesis in the chick egg chorioallantoic membrane. All of the partial estrogen antagonists and the pure estrogen antagonist, ICI 182,780, showed significant angiostatic activity in a dose-related manner. The addition of up to 5-fold of 17 beta-estradiol to the disks containing clomiphene, tamoxifen, or ICI 182,780 did not alter the angiostatic activity of these antiestrogens. These novel findings show that the antiestrogens are effective inhibitors of angiogenesis. The finding that angiostatic activity is not altered in the presence of excess estrogens suggests that this activity is exerted via mechanisms other than their inhibition of estrogen action. This angiostatic activity may contribute to the therapeutic effect of antiestrogens in estrogen receptor-negative tumors.
authors.affiliation: Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gagliardi
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002642:Chick Embryo; D002996:Clomiphene / Q000494:pharmacology; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide; D004126:Dimethylformamide; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004958:Estradiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000077267:Fulvestrant; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D009256:Nafoxidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D053284:Polyunsaturated Alkamides; D012995:Solubility; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D053284:Polyunsaturated Alkamides; C039803:hydrocortisone sodium phosphate; D013629:Tamoxifen; D002996:Clomiphene; D000077267:Fulvestrant; D009256:Nafoxidine; D004958:Estradiol; C051781:ICI 164384; D004126:Dimethylformamide; D006493:Heparin; D006854:Hydrocortisone; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide