Autophagy: a new mechanism for regulating VEGF and PEDF expression in retinal pigment epithelium cells

AIM: To investigate the regulation of vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF) and pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) expression by autophagy in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells on exposure to hypoxia. METHODS: ARPE-19, an RPE cell line, was treated as following: the control group was...

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Main Authors: Rong Li, Jun-Hui Du, Guo-Min Yao, Yang Yao, Jin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2019/4/20190405.pdf