Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33564135›Full record

ReviewEye (London, England)2021

Angiopoietin/Tie2 signalling and its role in retinal and choroidal vascular diseases: a review of preclinical data.

Antonia M Joussen, Federico Ricci, Liliana P Paris, Claudia Korn, Carlos Quezada-Ruiz, Marco Zarbin

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Review in Eye (London, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 181 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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181citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

181 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 221 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

Antonia M JoussenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Federico RicciDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Liliana P ParisF. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9312-9924
Claudia KornF. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.
Carlos Quezada-RuizGenentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Marco ZarbinInstitute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA. zarbin@earthlink.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7811-7132
Roche (Switzerland) · CHCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DERutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USUniversity of Monterrey · MXUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The angopoietin/tyrosine kinase with immunoglobulin and epidermal growth factor homology domains (Ang/Tie) pathway is an emerging key regulator in vascular development and maintenance. Its relevance to clinicians and basic scientists as a potential therapeutic target in retinal and choroidal vascular diseases is highlighted by recent preclinical and clinical evidence. The Ang/Tie pathway plays an important role in the regulation of vascular stability, in angiogenesis under physiological and pathological conditions, as well as in inflammation. Under physiological conditions, angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) binds to and phosphorylates the Tie2 receptor, leading to downstream signalling that promotes cell survival and vascular stability. Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) is upregulated under pathological conditions and acts as a context-dependent agonist/antagonist of the Ang-1/Tie2 axis, causing vascular destabilisation and sensitising blood vessels to the effects of vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A). Ang-2 and VEGF-A synergistically drive vascular leakage, neovascularisation and inflammation, key components of retinal vascular diseases. Preclinical evidence suggests that modulating the Ang/Tie pathway restores vascular stabilisation and reduces inflammation. This review discusses how targeting the Ang/Tie pathway or applying Ang-2/VEGF-A combination therapy may be a valuable therapeutic strategy for restoring vascular stability and reducing inflammation in the treatment of retinal and choroidal vascular diseases.

Indexed as

AngiopoietinsVascular DiseasesHumansReceptor, TIE-2Signal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAngiopoietinsReceptor, TIE-2Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

Identifiers

PMID33564135
PMCPMC8182896
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