Role of Angiopoietin-2 in Corneal Lymphangiogenesis
Author(s) -
Don Yuen,
Sammy Grimaldo,
Roberto Sessa,
Tatiana Ecoiffier,
Tan Truong,
Eric C. Huang,
Michael Bernas,
Sarah Daley,
Marlys H. Witte,
Lu Chen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.13-13779
Subject(s) - lymphangiogenesis , lymphatic system , cornea , in vivo , angiopoietin , angiopoietin receptor , gene knockdown , cancer research , in vitro , lymphatic endothelium , corneal neovascularization , small interfering rna , pathology , metastasis , immunology , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , biology , angiogenesis , cancer , neovascularization , ophthalmology , cell culture , vascular endothelial growth factor , transfection , vegf receptors , genetics , biochemistry
Lymphatic research has progressed rapidly in recent years. Lymphatic dysfunction has been found in myriad disorders from cancer metastasis to transplant rejection; however, effective treatment for lymphatic disorders is still limited. This study investigates the role of angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) in corneal inflammatory lymphangiogenesis (LG) in vivo and in lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC) functions in vitro.
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