Do Nutritional Supplements Have a Role in Age Macular Degeneration Prevention?

Figure 2

Molecules involved in angiogenesis. There are many molecules that mediate-regulate angiogenesis. The seven classes enclosed in the figure are (1) growth factors and its receptors, (2) transcription factors, (3) cell adhesion molecules, (4) signalling molecules, (5) extracellular matrix proteins, (6) proteinases, and (7) molecules involved in development and maturation. Several of these molecules have been considered for potential diagnosis or therapeutic approaches to control pathological angiogenesis.