A novel strategy to enhance angiogenesis in vivo using the small VEGF-binding peptide PR1P

A Adini, I Adini, Z Chi, R Derda, AE Birsner… - Angiogenesis, 2017 - Springer
Therapeutic angiogenesis is an experimental frontier in vascular biology that seeks to
deliver angiogenic growth factors to ischemic or injured tissues to promote targeted …

A peptide encoded by exon 6 of VEGF (EG3306) inhibits VEGF-induced angiogenesis in vitro and ischaemic retinal neovascularisation in vivo

JWB Bainbridge, H Jia, A Bagherzadeh… - Biochemical and …, 2003 - Elsevier
VEGF is an important mediator of pathological angiogenesis in the eye and is a target for the
development of novel anti-angiogenic molecules. In a previous study we identified 12-amino …

Neuropilin-1 participates in wound angiogenesis

AM Matthies, QEH Low, MW Lingen… - The American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Angiogenesis, the formation of new capillaries from existing vasculature, plays an essential
role in tissue repair. The rapid onset and predominance of proangiogenic factors optimizes …

Targeting angiogenesis: Structural characterization and biological properties of a de novo engineered VEGF mimicking peptide

LD D'Andrea, G Iaccarino… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
Modulating angiogenesis is an attractive goal because many pathological conditions
depend on the growth of new vessels. Angiogenesis is mainly regulated by the VEGF, a …

Selective induction of neuropilin-1 by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF): a mechanism contributing to VEGF-induced angiogenesis

H Oh, H Takagi, A Otani, S Koyama… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
Neuropilin (NRP) 1, previously identified as a neuronal receptor that mediates repulsive
growth cone guidance, has been shown recently to function also in endothelial cells as an …

β-hairpin peptide that targets vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors: design, NMR characterization, and biological activity

D Diana, A Basile, L De Rosa, R Di Stasi… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
VEGF receptors have been the target of intense research aimed to develop molecules able
to inhibit or stimulate angiogenesis. Based on the x-ray structure of the complex placental …

Engineered conformation-dependent VEGF peptide mimics are effective in inhibiting VEGF signaling pathways

D Vicari, KC Foy, EM Liotta, PTP Kaumaya - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011 - ASBMB
Angiogenesis, or formation of new blood vessels, is crucial to cancer tumor growth. Tumor
growth, progression, and metastasis are critically influenced by the production of the pro …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of a peptide blocking vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)‐mediated angiogenesis

R Binétruy‐Tournaire, C Demangel, B Malavaud… - The EMBO …, 2000 - embopress.org
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) binding to the kinase domain receptor
(KDR/FLK1 or VEGFR‐2) mediates vascularization and tumor‐induced angiogenesis. Since …

Exogenous recombinant dimeric neuropilin-1 is sufficient to drive angiogenesis

KA Uniewicz, MJ Cross, DG Fernig - Journal of biological chemistry, 2011 - ASBMB
Neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) is present on the cell surface of endothelial cells, or as a soluble
truncated variant. Membrane NRP-1 is proposed to enhance angiogenesis by promoting the …

Functional and pharmacological characterization of a VEGF mimetic peptide on reparative angiogenesis

F Finetti, A Basile, D Capasso, S Di Gaetano… - Biochemical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the main regulator of physiological and
pathological angiogenesis. Low molecular weight molecules able to stimulate angiogenesis …