Title
Anti-Human VEGF Repebody Effectively Suppresses Choroidal Neovascularization and Vascular Leakage
Author
Da-Eun Hwang, Jeong-Hyun Ryou, Jong Rok Oh, Jung Woo Han, Tae Kwann Park, Hak-Sung Kim
Year
2016
Journal
PLoS ONE
Abstract
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among people over the age of 60. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a major role in pathological angiogenesis in AMD. Herein, we present the development of an anti- human VEGF repebody, which is a small-sized protein binder consisting of leucine-rich repeat (LRR) modules. The anti-VEGF repebody selected through a phage-display was shown to have a high affinity and specificity for human VEGF. We demonstrate that this repebody effectively inhibitsin vitro angiogenic cellular processes, such as proliferation and migration, by blocking the VEGF-mediated signaling pathway. The repebody was also shown to have a strong suppression effect on choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and vascular leakage in vivo. Our results indicate that the anti-VEGF repebody has a therapeutic potential for treating neovascular AMD as well as other VEGF-involved diseases including diabetic retinopathy and metastatic cancers.
Instrument
J-815
Keywords
Circular dichroism, Secondary structure, Thermodynamics, Biochemistry, Medicinal