angiotensin/悪性腫瘍

FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention relates to the treatment of pathologies and diseases that are inflammatory in nature. The treatment is practiced by the administration of des-aspartate-angiotensin I or its derivatives to a subject in need of such a treatment. The present invention further

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment and prevention of cancer. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of angiotensin-(1-7) or other agonists for the angiotensin-(1-7) receptor as anticancer

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment and prevention of cancer. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of angiotensin-(1-7) or other agonists for the angiotensin-(1-7) receptor as anticancer

INTRODUCTION 1. Technical Field The technical field of this invention concerns the identification and cloning of an angiotensin II type 2 receptor, a peptide hormone receptor involved in growth and differentiation, and the use of this novel receptor in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This present invention relates to compositions and methods useful for the inhibition of tumor cell proliferation. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Despite many years of promising new therapies, cancer remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality (Bailar et al., N. Engl. J. Med.

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention provides a novel approach to cancer diagnosis and cancer therapy. In particular, the identification and specific targeting of cancer stem cell populations present in a tumour to eradicate or slow or prevent tumour growth and spread, including the potential for

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the article by Leonardo A. Fernandez et al. entitled Renin-Angiotensin and Development of collateral Circulation After Renal Ischemia, Am.J. Physiol. 243 (Hart, Circ. Physiol. 12) H869-H875, 1982, it is reported that the infusion of angiotensin-II to aortic-ligated

This application is a 371 of International Application No. PCT/AT2009/000136, filed 7 Apr. 2009, which claims priority to A566/2008, filed 9 Apr. 2008, all of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties. The invention relates to the treatment of tumours. According to information

STATEMENT REGARDING SEQUENCE LISTING The Sequence Listing associated with this application is provided in text format in lieu of a paper copy, and is hereby incorporated by reference into the specification. The name of the text file containing the Sequence Listing is

This application is the U.S. national phase of international application PCT/BR02/00156 filed in English on 05 Nov. 2002, which designated the U.S. PCT/BR02/00156 claims priority to BR Application No. PI 0105509-7 filed 05 Nov. 2001. The entire contents of these applications are incorporated herein

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is the U.S. National Stage filing of International Application Serial No. PCT/GB2003/003758 filed Aug. 21, 2003, which claims priority to GB 0219524.6 filed Aug. 21, 2002, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to therapeutic uses of monoclonal antibodies to the angiotensin-II type-I receptor, in particular in the treatment of cancer and vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Angiotensin-II plays a central role in

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to novel heteroaryl non-peptidic compounds that mimic the heptapeptide angiotensin (1-7) [Ang(1-7)] and act as agonists of the Mas receptor, especially in a selective manner. The invention further relates to methods of using such compounds as therapeutic

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention Embodiments of the invention disclosed herein relate generally to compositions and methods for altering hepatocyte growth factor activity or c-Met receptor activity. Certain aspects relate to the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of, as well as

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to novel heteroaryl non-peptidic compounds that mimic the heptapeptide angiotensin (1-7) [Ang(1-7)] and act as agonists of the Mas receptor, especially in a selective manner. The invention further relates to methods of using such compounds as therapeutic