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JOURNAL OF THE CHINESE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Volume 78, Issue 6, Pages 323-330Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2014.10.002
Keywords
angiogenesis; antiangiogenesis; corneal neovascularization; immunosuppressant; vascular endothelial growth factor
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Corneal neovascularization (NV), the excessive ingrowth of blood vessels from conjunctiva into the cornea, is a common sequela of disease insult that can lead to visual impairment. Clinically, topical steroid, argon laser photocoagulation, and subconjunctiyal injection of bevacizumab have been used to treat corneal NV. Sometimes, the therapies are ineffective, especially when the vessels are large. Large vessels are difficult to occlude and easily recanalized. Scientists and physicians are now dedicated to overcoming this problem. In this article, we briefly introduce the pathogenesis of corneal NV, and then highlight the existing animal models used in corneal NV research the alkali-induced model and the suture-induced model. Most of all, we review the potential therapeutic targets (i.e., vascular endothelial growth factor and platelet-derived growth factor) and their corresponding inhibitors, as well as the immunosuppressants that have been discovered in recent years by corneal NV studies. Copyright (C) 2015 Elsevier Taiwan LLC and the Chinese Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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