The invention relates to a method for modulating collateral blood vessel or artery growth (arteriogenesis), whereby collateral growth is either stimulated or inhibited, in addition to substances capable of such modulation and related medicaments. The present method for modulating collateral blood vessel growth functions via the inhibition or stimulation of the bradykinin receptor 1 (B1 R) and/or the bradykinin receptor 2 (B2R) signalling pathways.