The discovery of vascular endothelial-derived growth factor (VEGF) has revolutionized our
understanding of vasculogenesis and angiogenesis during development and physiological …

In the past decade, novel lamellar keratoplasty techniques such as Deep Anterior Lamellar
Keratoplasty (DALK) for anterior keratoplasty and Descemet stripping automated endothelial …

Abstract Development of the retinal vasculature is based on highly coordinated signalling
between different cell types of the retina, integrating internal metabolic requirements with …

The developing central nervous system (CNS) is vascularised through the angiogenic
invasion of blood vessels from a perineural vascular plexus, followed by continued sprouting …

Historically, the eye has been considered as an organ free of lymphatic vessels. In recent
years, however, it became evident, that lymphatic vessels or lymphatic-like vessels …

The semaphorins were initially characterized as axon guidance factors, but have
subsequently been implicated also in the regulation of immune responses, angiogenesis …

Cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) constitute an abundant stromal component of most
solid tumors. Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) α is a cell surface protease that is expressed …

The axonal guidance molecules, semaphorins, have been described to function both
physiologically and pathologically outside of the nervous system. In this review, we focus on …

Abstract Purpose of Review To introduce recent advances in the understanding of diabetic
retinopathy and to summarize current and emerging strategies to treat this common and …

Methods.: Six FVMs were surgically removed from patients with proliferative diabetic
retinopathy (PDR) during pars plana vitrectomy with membrane peeling. The FVMs were …