Endostatin, a Mr 20,000 fragment of collagen XVIII, is able to inhibit angiogenesis and induce apoptosis in endothelial cells in vivo. We analyzed the effects of recombinant endostatin on human microvascular endothelial cells, focusing on pericellular plasminogen activation and its targeting by the focal adhesion-associated cytoskeletal structures. Analysis of the proteolytic plasminogen activa...

Objective(s):Every year, a large number of people lose their lives due to stroke. Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Surprisingly, recent studies have shown that preconditioning with hyperoxia (HO) increases tissue tolerance to ischemia, ultimately reducing damages caused by stroke. Addressed in this study are beneficial contributions from HO preconditioning into reduced har...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the mechanisms of regulation between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) as a stimulator and endostatin as an inhibitor of angiogenesis in diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS One hundred fifty-nine eyes of 120 diabetic patients were studied. Concentrations of VEGF and endostatin in vitreous fluid and aqueous humor, obtained from the eyes during ocular surgery, we...

In the first Phase I clinical trials of endostatin as an antiangiogenic therapy for cancer, the protein was administered as an i.v. bolus for approximately 20-30 min each day. This protocol was based on experimental studies in which animals were treated by s.c. bolus once a day. However, it was not clear in the previous studies whether this schedule could be maximized further. Therefore, we dev...

BACKGROUND Endostatin and anastellin, fragments of collagen type XVIII and fibronectin, respectively, belong to a family of endogenous inhibitors of angiogenesis which inhibit tumor growth and metastasis in a number of mouse models of human cancer. The mechanism of action of these inhibitors is not well understood, but they have great potential usefulness as non-toxic long-term therapy for canc...

AIM To examine the association between the serum endostatin levels and subclinical atherosclerosis independent of traditional risk factors in a healthy Japanese population. METHODS Among 1,057 residents who attended free public physical examinations between 2010 and 2011, we evaluated the data of 648 healthy residents for whom the serum endostatin level and common carotid intima-media thickne...

Endostatin, a fragment of the basement membrane component collagen XVIII, exhibits antiangiogenic properties in vitro and in vivo when high doses are administered. It is not known whether endogenous endostatin at physiological levels has a protective role as an inhibitor of pathological angiogenesis, such as choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in age-related macular degeneration. Using a laser i...

Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are candidates for gene therapies against retinal neovascularization (NV). The aim of present study was to investigate the effects of endostatin transfection on EPC function. In the present study, the EPCs were infected with lentivirus overexpressing endostatin. The transfection effects of endostatin overexpression on the proliferation, migratory, differentia...

Endostatin, a M(r) 20,000 fragment of collagen XVIII, is able to inhibit angiogenesis and induce apoptosis in endothelial cells in vivo. We analyzed the effectsof recombinant endostatin on human microvascular endothelial cells, focusing on pericellular plasminogen activation and its targeting by the focal adhesion-associated cytoskeletal structures. Analysis of the proteolytic plasminogen activ...