Effects of intraocular or systemic administration of neutralizing antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor on the murine experimental model of retinopathy

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作者
Sone, H
Kawakami, Y
Kumagai, AK
Oduka, Y
Sekine, Y
Honmura, S
Segawa, T
Suzuki, H
Yamashita, K
Yamada, N
机构
[1] Univ Tsukuba, Inst Clin Med, Dept Internal Med, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058575, Japan
[2] Univ Tsukuba, Inst Clin Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058575, Japan
[3] Univ Michigan, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, Ann Arbor, MI USA
[4] Toagosei Co Ltd, Tsukuba Res Lab, Biosci Res Dept, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
关键词
vascular endothelial growth factor; vascular permeability factor; neutralizing/blocking antibody; neovascularization; proliferative retinopathy; oxygen-induced retinopathy; intraocular administration; animal retinopathy model;
D O I
10.1016/S0024-3205(99)00526-3
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), the strongest known angiogenic cytokine and also a potent enhancer of vascular permeability, is closely associated with diabetic ocular complications and other intraocular neovascular diseases. The therapeutic effect of VEGF-neutralizing antibody on oxygen-induced retinopathy in an experimental murine model of proliferative retinopathy was investigated. Intraocular and systemic injection of the antibody resulted in 46% and 18% reductions in the number of nuclei of newly formed vessels of this model, respectively. The results demonstrated that a neutralizing antibody against VEGF was highly effective in the treatment of intraocular neovascularization and suggested possible modes of therapy in human intraocular neovascular diseases, including diabetic proliferative retinopathy.
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页码:2573 / 2580
页数:8
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