Inhibition of VEGF expression by targeting HIF-1α with small interference RNA in human RPE cells

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 221, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 411-417

  Zhang, Peng ^a   Wang, Yusheng ^a   Hui, Yannian ^a   Hu, Dan ^a   Wang, Haiyan ^a   Zhou, Jian ^a   Du, Hongjun ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Choroidal neovascularization; Growth factors; Molecular biology; Retinal pigment epithelium

Indexed keywords

HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; MESSENGER RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOXIA; KNOCKOUT GENE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA VECTOR; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION;

ANOXIA; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; DOWN-REGULATION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSFECTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 35349001759     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000107502     Document Type: Article

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