Pegaptanib sodium for ocular vascular disease

Pegaptanib sodium for ocular vascular disease

Pegaptanib sodium (Macugen) is a selective RNA aptamer that inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)<sub> 165</sub> , the VEGF isoform primarily responsible for pathologic ocular neovascularization and vascular permeability, while sparing the physiological isoform VEGF<sub&g...

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Main Authors: Shukla Dhananjay, Namperumalsamy Perumalsamy, Goldbaum Mauro, Cunningham Jr Emmett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Age-related macular degeneration
aptamer
diabetic macular edema
pegaptanib
vascular endothelial growth factor
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2007;volume=55;issue=6;spage=427;epage=430;aulast=Shukla

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