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Antiangiogenic Role of 2ME2 Demonstrated in Rheumatoid Arthritis Models
Date:11/3/2008

ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EntreMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENMD), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced the publication of preclinical results for 2ME2 (Panzem(R) or 2- methoxyestradiol) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The results of the study, conducted by EntreMed collaborator, Dr. Ernest Brahn, Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology Program Director, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, were published in the November 2008 issue of the Journal of Rheumatology (Brahn E, Banquerigo ML, Lee JK, Park EJ, Fogler WE, and Plum SM. An angiogenesis inhibitor, 2-methoxyestradiol, involutes rat collagen-induced arthritis and suppresses synovial VEGF and bFGF gene expression. J Rheumatol 2008;35:2119- 28).

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Results from treatment studies in a preclinical model of established rheumatoid arthritis demonstrated that daily oral administration of 2ME2 suppressed both clinical and radiographic indicators of joint inflammation and damage, including soft tissue swelling and bone erosion. The treatment benefits of 2ME2 were dose-dependent and associated with reduced joint expression of the prominent angiogenic growth factors, FGF-2 and VEGF, as well as decreased angiogenesis. The report further demonstrates both a delay in onset and decrease in severity of arthritis if 2ME2 treatment is started prior to disease initiation. These results indicate that 2ME2 may represent a novel agent for treatment of inflammatory autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and identify 2ME2 as a disease mod
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