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Interleukin-17A neutralization alleviated ocular neovascularization by promoting M2 and mitigating M1 macrophage polarization.
Immunology - 1 Apr 2016
Zhu Yanji, Tan Wei, Demetriades Anna M, Cai Yujuan, Gao Yushuo, Sui Ailing, Lu Qing, Shen Xi, Jiang Chunhui, Xie Bing, Sun Xinghuai
Abstract excerpt
Neovascularization (NV), as a cardinal complication of several ocular diseases, has been intensively studied, and research has shown its close association with inflammation and immune cells. In the present study, the role of interleukin-17A (IL-17A) in angiogenesis in the process of ocular NV both in vivo and in vitro was investigated. Also, a paracrine role of IL-17A was demonstrated in the crosstalk between...
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