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ReviewOphthalmology and therapy2024

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C and D Signaling Pathways as Potential Targets for the Treatment of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Narrative Review.

Ian M Leitch, Michael Gerometta, David Eichenbaum, Robert P Finger, Nathan C Steinle, Megan E Baldwin

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Review in Ophthalmology and therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Aflibercept and Faricimab Equipotently Restore Endothelial Barrier Function.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026
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  11. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapies in ophthalmology.Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ian M LeitchOpthea Limited, 650 Chapel Street, Level 4, Melbourne, VIC, 3141, Australia. ianml2004@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2465-3036
Michael GeromettaOpthea Limited, 650 Chapel Street, Level 4, Melbourne, VIC, 3141, Australia.
David EichenbaumRetina Vitreous Associates of Florida, St. Petersburg, FL, 33711, USA.
Robert P FingerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.
Nathan C SteinleCalifornia Retina Consultants, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
Megan E BaldwinOpthea Limited, 650 Chapel Street, Level 4, Melbourne, VIC, 3141, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of treatments targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathways have traditionally been firstly investigated in oncology and then advanced into retinal disease indications. Members of the VEGF family of endogenous ligands and their respective receptors play a central role in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis during both development and physiological homeostasis. They can also play a pathogenic role in cancer and retinal diseases. Therapeutic approaches have mostly focused on targeting VEGF-A signaling; however, research has shown that VEGF-C and VEGF-D signaling pathways are also important to the disease pathogenesis of tumors and retinal diseases. This review highlights the important therapeutic advances and the remaining unmet need for improved therapies targeting additional mechanisms beyond VEGF-A. Additionally, it provides an overview of alternative VEGF-C and VEGF-D signaling involvement in both health and disease, highlighting their key contributions in the multifactorial pathophysiology of retinal disease including neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). Strategies for targeting VEGF-C/-D signaling pathways will also be reviewed, with an emphasis on agents currently being developed for the treatment of nAMD.

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Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)BiologicsDevelopmentNeovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD)Retinal diseaseVEGF-CVEGF-D

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PMID38824253
PMCPMC11178757

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