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Angiogenesis and inflammation face off

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Vascular endothelial cells respond to alarm signals of the body by angiogenesis or inflammation. The balance between these two responses is now pinned to two regulators of angiogenesis. Angiopoietin-1 dampens the inflammatory response, and angiopoietin-2 boosts it (pages 235–239).

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Figure 1: Balance of powers.

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Figure 2: The role of angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2 in inflammation and angiogenesis.

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