Effects of a single intravitreal injection of aflibercept and ranibizumab on glomeruli of monkeys.

It is known that endothelial cells in the kidney are also strongly VEGF-dependent. Whether intravitreal drugs can be detected within the glomeruli or affect VEGF in glomerular podocytes is not known. Therefore, the aim of this pilot study was to investigate the effects of a single intravitreal injec...

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Main Authors: Alexander Tschulakow, Sarah Christner, Sylvie Julien, Maximilian Ludinsky, Markus van der Giet, Ulrich Schraermeyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4240650?pdf=render