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ArticleOphthalmology science2022

Successful Proof-of-Concept for Topical Delivery of Novel Peptide ALM201 with Potential Usefulness for Treating Neovascular Eye Disorders.

Gideon Obasanmi, M Andrew Nesbit, Diego Cobice, Logan Mackay, Stuart McGimpsey, Mark Wappett, Aaron N Cranston, Tara C B Moore

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Article in Ophthalmology science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Gideon ObasanmiBiomedical Sciences Research Institute, School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, United Kingdom.
M Andrew NesbitBiomedical Sciences Research Institute, School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, United Kingdom.
Diego CobiceBiomedical Sciences Research Institute, School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, United Kingdom.
Logan MackayScottish Instrumentation and Research Centre for Advanced Mass Spectrometry (SIRCAMS), School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Stuart McGimpseyMater Infirmorum Hospital (Belfast Health and Social Care Trust), Belfast, United Kingdom.
Mark WappettCentre for Precision Therapeutics, Almac Discovery Ltd., Belfast, United Kingdom.
Aaron N CranstonCentre for Precision Therapeutics, Almac Discovery Ltd., Belfast, United Kingdom.
Tara C B MooreBiomedical Sciences Research Institute, School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, United Kingdom.
University of Ulster · GBAlmac (United Kingdom) · GBBelfast Health and Social Care Trust · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the therapeutic benefit of a novel peptide, ALM201, in ocular pathologic vascularization. Design: Experimental study in mouse, rat, and rabbit animal models. Participants: Ten-week-old Lister Hooded male rats, 8-week-old Brown Norway male rats, 9-day-old C57BL/6J mice, and 12-month-old New Zealand male rabbits. Methods: Corneal vascularization was scored for vessel density and vessel distance to suture in a rat corneal suture model. Ocular penetration and biodistribution were evaluated by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging after topical ALM201 application to rabbit eyes. A mouse choroidal sprouting assay, with aflibercept as positive control, was used to evaluate choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in the posterior segment tissue. Efficacy of topical ALM201 was assessed using a rat laser CNV model of neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Main Outcome Measures: Clinical scoring and histologic analysis of vascularized corneas, sprouting area, lesion size, and vessel leakiness in posterior segments. Results: Assessment of ALM201 treatment in the rat corneal suture model showed a significant decrease in vessel density ( Conclusions: ALM201 is a promising novel molecule with anti-inflammatory and antivascularization activity and is a strong candidate to meet the clinical need of a new, topically delivered therapeutic agent for treating inflammation and pathologic vascularization in the anterior and posterior segments of the eye.

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Age-related macular degenerationAMD, age-related macular degenerationAngiogenesisChoroidal neovascularizationCNV, choroidal neovascularizationCorneal vascularizationCV, corneal vascularizationHRA, Heidelberg retinal angiographnAMD, neovascular age-related macular degenerationOcular neovascularizationPBS, phosphate-buffered salineROI, region of interestVEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor

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PMID36249680
PMCPMC9560569
OpenAlexW4226483732

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