A Cannabinoid Quinone Inhibits Angiogenesis by Targeting Vascular Endothelial Cells

@article{Kogan2006ACQ,
  title={A Cannabinoid Quinone Inhibits Angiogenesis by Targeting Vascular Endothelial Cells},
  author={Natalya M Kogan and Cristina Blázquez and Luis Álvarez and Ruth Gallily and Michael Schlesinger and Manuel Guzm{\'a}n and Raphael Mechoulam},
  journal={Molecular Pharmacology},
  year={2006},
  volume={70},
  pages={51 - 59}
}
Recent findings on the inhibition of angiogenesis and vascular endothelial cell proliferation by anthracycline antibiotics, which contain a quinone moiety, make this type of compound a very promising lead in cancer research/therapy. We have reported that a new cannabinoid anticancer quinone, cannabidiol hydroxyquinone (HU-331), is highly effective against tumor xenografts in nude mice. For evaluation of the antiangiogenic action of cannabinoid quinones, collagen-embedded rat aortic ring assay… 
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