Ultrasound-mediated microbubble delivery of pigment epithelium-derived factor gene into retina inhibits choroidal neovascularization

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 2711-2717

  Zhou, Xi Yuan ^a   Liao, Qing ^a   Pu, Yi Min ^a   Tang, Yong Qiang ^a   Gong, Xiao ^a   Li, Jia ^a   Xu, Yan ^a   Wang, Zhi Gang ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Choroidal neovascularization; Gene therapy; Microbubble; Pigment epithelium derived factor; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

LIPOFECTAMINE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM DERIVED FACTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROBUBBLE; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NONVIRAL GENE THERAPY; PEDF GENE; RAT; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; MICROBUBBLES; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER; SERPINS; TRANSFECTION; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 73449128961     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.22.007     Document Type: Article

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