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Anti-VEGF Drugs Influence Epigenetic Regulation and AMD-Specific Molecular Markers in ARPE-19 Cells.

Mohamed A Hamid, M Tarek Moustafa, Sonali Nashine, Rodrigo Donato Costa, Kevin Schneider, Shari R Atilano, Baruch D Kuppermann, M Cristina Kenney

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Article in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Mohamed A HamidGavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2494-4578
M Tarek MoustafaGavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4545-6012
Sonali NashineGavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Rodrigo Donato CostaGavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2064-8539
Kevin SchneiderGavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Shari R AtilanoGavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7729-7864
Baruch D KuppermannGavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
M Cristina KenneyGavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
University of California, Irvine · US

Funding

Protective Effects of Humanin on AMD MitochondriaR01EY027363 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI KENNEY, MARIA C · 2019 to 2021
$1.2M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY027363
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our study assesses the effects of anti-VEGF (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor) drugs and Trichostatin A (TSA), an inhibitor of histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity, on cultured ARPE-19 (Adult Retinal Pigment Epithelial-19) cells that are immortalized human retinal pigment epithelial cells. ARPE-19 cells were treated with the following anti-VEGF drugs: aflibercept, ranibizumab, or bevacizumab at 1× and 2× concentrations of the clinical intravitreal dose (12.5 μL/mL and 25 μL/mL, respectively) and analyzed for transcription profiles of genes associated with the pathogenesis age-related macular degeneration (AMD). HDAC activity was measured using the Fluorometric Histone Deacetylase assay. TSA downregulated

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticBevacizumabBiomarkersCells, CulturedGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHistone DeacetylasesHumansHydroxamic AcidsMacular DegenerationRetinal Pigment EpitheliumVascular Endothelial Growth Factor ABevacizumabBiomarkersHistone DeacetylasesHydroxamic Acidstrichostatin AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Aage-related macular degenerationAMDHDAChistone deacetylasetrichostatin A (TSA)vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Identifiers

PMID33921543
PMCPMC8069662
OpenAlexW3155026330

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