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The role of microRNA in corneal neovascularization

Chen Zufeng, Zou Jun   

  1. Clinical Medical College of Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Shanghai 200072, China
  • Received:2020-02-03 Online:2020-06-22 Published:2020-06-22
  • Contact: Zou Jun, Email: zoujun70@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Tongji University(22120170254)

Abstract: Corneal neovascularization (CNV) occurs in many ocular diseases, which is one of the main factors affecting corneal transparency. MicroRNA is closely related to pathological CNV, and can affect the generation of CNV by regulating the expression of various cytokines and signal pathways. It mainly includes miRNA that inhibit CNV (such as miR-184, miR-204) and miRNA that promote CNV (such as miR-126, miR-132, miR-21, and miR-27a/b).  Regulation of these miRNAs is expected to be therapentic method for CNV. The antisense miRNA oligonucleotide antigomir can be used to inhibit the endogenous miRNA effect in promoting curred angiogenesis.(Int Rev Ophthalmol, 2020, 44:192-196)