期刊
PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH
卷 143, 期 -, 页码 33-39出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2019.03.002
关键词
VEGF-B; Oxidative stress; Antioxidant; Degenerative diseases; Ocular disorders; Apoptosis
资金
- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology (SKLO) at the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC), Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), Guangzhou, China
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81670855]
- Guangzhou Science and Development Key Program [201804020010]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2018M633240]
Oxidative stress, due to insufficiency of antioxidants or over-production of oxidants, can lead to severe cell and tissue damage. Oxidative stress occurs constantly and has been shown to be involved in innumerable diseases, such as degenerative, cardiovascular, neurological, and metabolic disorders, cancer, and aging, thus highlighting the vital need of antioxidant defense mechanisms. Vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B) was discovered a long time ago, and is abundantly expressed in most types of cells and tissues. VEGF-B remained functionally mysterious for many years and later on has been shown to be minimally angiogenic. Recently, VEGF-B is reported to be a potent antioxidant by boosting the expression of key antioxidant enzymes. Thus, one major role of VEGF-B lies in safeguarding tissues and cells from oxidative stress-induced damage. VEGF-B may therefore have promising therapeutic utilities in treating oxidative stress-related diseases. In this review, we discuss the current knowledge on the newly discovered antioxidant function of VEGF-B and the related molecular mechanisms, particularly, in relationship to some oxidative stress-related diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease.
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