Blockade of VEGFR1 and 2 suppresses pathological angiogenesis and vascular leakage in the eye.

VEGFR1 and 2 signaling have both been increasingly shown to mediate complications of ischemic retinopathies, including retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and diabetic retinopathy (DR). This study evaluates the effects of blocking VEGFR1 and 2 on pathological an...

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Main Authors: Hu Huang, Jikui Shen, Stanley A Vinores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3120882?pdf=render