Decreased VEGF-A and sustained PEDF expression in a human retinal pigment epithelium cell line cultured under hypothermia

BACKGROUND: Previous reports have described a decrease in retinal temperature and clinical improvement of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) after vitrectomy. We hypothesized that the retinal temperature decrease after vitrectomy plays a part in the suppression of wet AMD development. To tes...

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Main Authors: Takeyama,Masayuki, Yoneda,Masahiko, Gosho,Masahiko, Iwaki,Masayoshi, Zako,Masahiro
Language:English
Published: Sociedad de Biología de Chile 2015
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602015000100042
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