Diabetic macular edema pathophysiology: vasogenic versus inflammatory

P Romero-Aroca, M Baget-Bernaldiz… - Journal of diabetes …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetic macular edema (DME) can cause blindness in diabetic patients suffering from
diabetic retinopathy (DR). DM parameters controls (glycemia, arterial tension, and lipids) are …

Emerging roles of vascular endothelium in metabolic homeostasis

X Pi, L Xie, C Patterson - Circulation Research, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Our understanding of the role of the vascular endothelium has evolved over the past 2
decades, with the recognition that it is a dynamically regulated organ and that it plays a …

Autophagy and apoptosis cascade: which is more prominent in neuronal death?

R Gupta, RK Ambasta, P Kumar - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2021 - Springer
Autophagy and apoptosis are two crucial self-destructive processes that maintain cellular
homeostasis, which are characterized by their morphology and regulated through signal …

New quinoline and isatin derivatives as apoptotic VEGFR-2 inhibitors: design, synthesis, anti-proliferative activity, docking, ADMET, toxicity, and MD simulation studies

EB Elkaeed, MS Taghour, HA Mahdy… - Journal of Enzyme …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
New quinoline and isatin derivatives having the main characteristics of VEGFR-2 inhibitors
was synthesised. The antiproliferative effects of these compounds were estimated against …

VEGFB/VEGFR1-induced expansion of adipose vasculature counteracts obesity and related metabolic complications

MR Robciuc, R Kivelä, IM Williams, JF de Boer… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Impaired angiogenesis has been implicated in adipose tissue dysfunction and the
development of obesity and associated metabolic disorders. Here, we report the unexpected …

Role and therapeutic potential of VEGF in the nervous system

C Ruiz de Almodovar, D Lambrechts… - Physiological …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
The development of the nervous and vascular systems constitutes primary events in the
evolution of the animal kingdom; the former provides electrical stimuli and coordination …

Vascular endothelial growth factor in heart failure

Z Taimeh, J Loughran, EJ Birks, R Bolli - Nature reviews cardiology, 2013 - nature.com
Heart failure is a devastating condition, the progression of which culminates in a mismatch of
oxygen supply and demand, with limited options for treatment. Heart failure has several …

Necroptosis in microglia contributes to neuroinflammation and retinal degeneration through TLR4 activation

Z Huang, T Zhou, X Sun, Y Zheng, B Cheng… - Cell Death & …, 2018 - nature.com
Inflammation has emerged to be a critical mechanism responsible for neural damage and
neurodegenerative diseases. Microglia, the resident innate immune cells in retina, are …

VEGF-B is dispensable for blood vessel growth but critical for their survival, and VEGF-B targeting inhibits pathological angiogenesis

F Zhang, Z Tang, X Hou… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
VEGF-B, a homolog of VEGF discovered a long time ago, has not been considered an
important target in antiangiogenic therapy. Instead, it has received little attention from the …

Positive and negative modulation of angiogenesis by VEGFR1 ligands

Y Cao - Science signaling, 2009 - science.org
Vascular endothelial growth factor–A (VEGF-A) is a key target for new antiangiogenic drugs
for the treatment of both malignant and nonmalignant human diseases. Vascular effects of …