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Gene delivery of calreticulin anti-angiogenic domain attenuates the development of choroidal neovascularization in rats

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Abstract
Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is a common pathological feature in neovascular age-related macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of vision loss among elderly populations in developed countries. This study evaluated the effect of a novel endogenous inhibitor of angiogenesis, calreticulin anti-angiogenic domain (CAD), subconjunctivally delivered by an adenoviral vector (Ad-CAD) in a rat model of laser-induced CNV. CAD was expressed in Ad-CAD-infected cells and inhibited the angiogenic activity in human umbilical vein endothelial cells in vitro. CAD expression was also found in various ocular tissues after in vivo subconjunctival Ad-CAD injection. Via bioluminescence imaging it is shown that a single subconjunctival injection of Ad-luciferase induced the expression of the transgene in the injected eyes within 24 h, which lasted for at least 112 days. Forty-two days after subconjunctival injection of Ad-CAD, retinal structure and function were unaffected, as measured using optical coherence tomography and electroretinography, respectively. After laser injury, subconjunctival Ad-CAD gene delivery significantly inhibited CNV lesions as measured via choroid flat-mounts (51% reduction at 21 days; p p < 0.05) in rats. The data suggest that subconjunctival Ad-CAD gene therapy could effectively inhibit laser-induced CNV and might be an attractive therapeutic approach for the management of choroidal neovascularization.
Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: | Bee, Y-S and Tu, L and Sheu, S-J and Lin, H-C and Tang, J-H and Wang, J-H and Prea, SM and Dusting, GJ and Wu, D-C and Zhong, J and Bui, BV and Tai, M-H and Liu, G-S |
Keywords: | choroidal neovascularization, gene delivery, CAD, adenovirus |
Journal or Publication Title: | Human Gene Therapy |
Publisher: | Mary Ann Liebert Inc Publ |
ISSN: | 1043-0342 |
DOI / ID Number: | 10.1089/hum.2016.035 |
Copyright Information: | Copyright 2017 by Mary Ann Liebert |
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