Table 1

Angiogenesis modulators produced by inflammatory/immunecells

Cell type

Activity

Molecule

Reference


Macrophages

Proangiogenic

VEGF

[62]

TGF-α

[63,64]

IL-8

[65]

bFGF

[66]

TP

[30,67]

PDGF

[68]

Substance P

[69]

Prostaglandins

[70]

Antiangiogenic

TSP-1

[71]

IFN-α

[72]

IFN-γ

[73]

Protease

t-PA

[74]

u-PA

[75,76]

MMP-1, -2, -3, -7, -9 and -12

[10,12,51]

Mast cells

Proangiogenic

VEGF

[77,78]

bFGF

[79]

TGF-β

[80]

TNF-α

[81]

IL-8

[81]

Histamine

[48]

Protease

Chymase

[9,81,82]

Tryptase

[9,81]

MMP-9

[12]

Heparanase

[83]

Neutrophils

Proangiogenic

VEGF

[84]

IL-8

[84]

Antiangiogenic

IL-12

[84]

IP-10

[85]

MIG

[85]

Protease

MMP-9

[86]

u-PA

[86]

Elastase

[12,87]


bFGF, basic fibroblast growth factor; IFN, interferon; IP, interferon gamma inducible protein; MMP, matrix metalloprotease; PDGF, platelet-derived growth factor; TGF, transforming growth factor; TNF, tumour necrosis factor; TP, thymidine phosphorylase; t-PA, tissue-type plasminogen activator; u-PA, urokinase-type plasminogen activator; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.

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