The effect of angiostatin on vascular leakage and VEGF expression in rat retina

FEBS Letters

Fant, James¹  Shao, Chunkui¹  Ma, Jian-xing¹  Sima, Jing¹  Zhang, Sarah X¹ 

[1] Department of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 941 Stanton L. Young Blvd., BSEB 328B, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA

关键词: Angiostatin;    Angiogenic inhibitor;    Blood-retinal barrier;    Diabetic retinopathy;    Permeability;    Plasminogen;    Macular edema;    Vascular endothelial growth factor;    BRB;    blood-retinal barrier;    OIR;    oxygen-induced retinopathy;    STZ;    streptozotocin;    VEGF;    vascular endothelial growth factor;   

DOI  :  10.1016/S0014-5793(04)00297-2

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

Angiostatin is a potent angiogenic inhibitor. The present study identified a new activity of angiostatin: reducing vascular leakage, which is associated with diabetic macular edema, tumor growth and inflammation. An intravitreal injection of angiostatin significantly reduced retinal vascular permeability in rats with oxygen-induced retinopathy and in those with streptozotocin-induced diabetes, but not in normal rats. Consistent with its effect on permeability, angiostatin downregulated vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in the retina in both the rat models but not in normal controls. These results suggest that the effect of angiostatin on vascular leakage is mediated, at least in part, through blockade of VEGF overexpression.

【 授权许可】

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