Selena Wei-Zhang, Bohao Cui, Man Xing, Jiaojiao Liu, Yingying Guo, Kai He, Tinghui Bai, Xue Dong, Yi Lei, Wei Zhou, Hui Zhou, Shengnan Liu, Xiaohong Wang, Dongming Zhou, Hua Yan
Neovascular age-related macular degeneration AMD (nAMD) is characterized by choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and could lead to irreversible blindness. However, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy has limited efficacy. Therefore, we generated a chimpanzee adenoviral vector (AdC68-PFC) containing three genes, pigment endothelial-derived factor (PEDF), soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1), and soluble forms of CD59 (sCD59), to treat nAMD. The results showed that AdC68-PFC mediated a strong onset of PEDF, sFlt-1, and sCD59 expression both in vivo and in vitro ...
October 20, 2023: IScience