Small interference RNA targeting vascular endothelial growth factor gene effectively attenuates retinal neovascularization in mice model

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1440-1444

  Kong, Yi Chun ^a   Sun, Bei ^a   Zhao, Kan Xing ^a   Han, Mei ^a   Wang, Yu Chuan ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endothelial growth factor; Pigment epithelium deprived factor; Retinal neovascularization; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

LIPOFECTAMINE; MESSENGER RNA; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM DERIVED FACTOR; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; RETINOPATHY; RNA INTERFERENCE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR GENE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; EYE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; RETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SERPINS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84876387344     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20130199     Document Type: Article

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