Exosome-mediated delivery of an anti-angiogenic peptide inhibits pathological retinal angiogenesis

Xue Dong, Lei Yi, Zeyang Yu, Tian Wang, Yi Liu, Gang Han, Xiaodan Zhang, Yiming Li, Yinting Song, Heping Xu,

Theranostics · 2021 · 134 citations · 78 references

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We used EXOs as a carrier for intraocular delivery of KV11. We showed that KV11 itself has an anti-angiogenic effect through retro-orbital injection, but that this effect was greatly enhanced when delivered with EXOs. Thus, this system has the potential to treat proliferative retinopathy via retro-orbital injection which is a less invasive manner compared with intravitreal injection.

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