Open AccessAnti V EGF for Posterior Segment in Eye
Author(s) -
Priya Sharma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
open access journal of microbiology and biotechnology (oajmb)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-7771
DOI - 10.23880/oajmb-16000148
Subject(s) - pedf , epidermal growth factor , platelet derived growth factor receptor , matrix metalloproteinase , growth factor , diabetic retinopathy , vascular endothelial growth factor , protein kinase c , angiotensin ii , platelet derived growth factor , vegf receptors , endocrinology , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , kinase , diabetes mellitus , receptor
Various vasoactive factors are responsible for structural and functional changes in diseases like diabetic retinopathy. It includes vascular e ndothelial growth factor (VEGF) , protein kinase C (PKC), heparin, angiotensin II, pigment epithelium derived factor (PEDF), platelet derived growth factor (PDGF), matrix metalloproteinase (MMPs).