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| 20080299130 | Methods And Compositions For The Treatment Of Ocular Neovascularization - The invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment or prevention of ocular neovascularization by reducing macrophage infiltration into the eye. The compositions of the invention include an antagonist of MCP-1 and/or CCR2 that blocks MCP-1 binding to or activation of CCR2y. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090123375 | CCR3 Inhibition for Ocular Angiogenesis and Macular Degeneration - Provided are methods and compositions for the treatment or prevention of ocular angiogenesis and neovascularization. Administration of inhibitors of the CCR3 receptor or its ligands eotaxin (CCL11), eotaxin-2 (CCL24) or eotaxin-3 (CCL26) inhibits ocular angiogenesis. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090186376 | sVEGFR-2 AND ITS ROLE IN LYMPHANGIOGENESIS MODULATION - Disclosed herein are nucleic acid molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence of sVEGF-2, proteins encoded by those sequences and antibodies that bind to the protein. Also disclosed are methods for inhibiting or enhancing expression or activity of sVEGFR-2 and methods for inhibiting graft rejection, particularly cornea graph rejection. Also described are methods for inhibiting lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic endothelial cell proliferation by administering an effective amount of sVEGFR-2 and methods for treating lymphedema by inhibiting the activity of sVEGFR-2. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090260091 | Methods and animal model for analyzing age-related macular degeneration - Methods for testing candidate drugs for treatment of age-related macular degeneration are provided. Ccl2-deficient, and Ccr2-deficient mice are used to determine the effect of candidate drugs and treatments on development of age-related macular degeneration. Also provided is a Ccl2-deficient, Ccr2-deficient dual knockout mouse, which is a useful animal model for age-related macular degeneration. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110097390 | Ultra-Small RNAs as Toll-Like Receptor-3 Antagonists - Provided are methods and compositions for the treatment or prevention of macular degeneration or other diseases or disorders associated with activation of TLR | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110268723 | CCR3 Inhibition for Ocular Angiogenesis and Macular Degeneration - Provided are methods and compositions for the treatment or prevention of ocular angiogenesis and neovascularization. Administration of inhibitors of the CCR3 receptor or its ligands eotaxin (CCL11), eotaxin-2 (CCL24) or eotaxin-3 (CCL26) inhibits ocular angiogenesis. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120064010 | CCR3 and its Ligands Are Therapeutic and Diagnostic Targets for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration - The results presented herein demonstrate the specific expression of CCR3 in CNV endothelial cells in humans with AMD, and despite the expression of its ligands, eotaxin-1, -2, and -3, neither eosinophils nor mast cells are present in human CNV. The genetic or pharmacological targeting of CCR3 or eotaxins as disclosed herein inhibited injury-induced CNV in mice. CNV suppression by CCR3 blockade was due to direct inhibition of endothelial cell proliferation, and was uncoupled from inflammation as it occurred in mice lacking eosinophils or mast cells and was independent of macrophage and neutrophil recruitment. CCR3 blockade was more effective at reducing CNV than vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) neutralization, which is currently in clinical use, and, unlike VEGF-A blockade, not toxic to the mouse retina. In vivo imaging with CCR3-targeting quantum dots located spontaneous CNV invisible to standard fluorescein angiography in mice before retinal invasion. CCR3 targeting is useful in reducing vision loss due to AMD through early detection and therapeutic angioinhibition. | 03-15-2012 |
