choroidal neovascularization

Bucillamine (DE019) protects against Ischemia reperfusion injury in high-risk organ transplants and inhibits the production of VEGF. Bucillamine is an orally active sulfhydryl donor and antioxidant with antirheumatic and antiangiogenic properties. Bucillamine can be used for studies about choroidal neovascularization and rheumatoid arthritis.

5α-Hydroxycostic acid, a naturally occurring sesquiterpene, inhibits choroidal neovascularization in rats through dual signaling pathways mediated by VEGF VEGFR and Ang2 Tie2 (angiopoietin 2), and exhibits anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenic effects on human breast cancer cells

AGN-199659 is a novel tyrosine kinase inhibitor. It also blocks choroidal neovascularization.

(±)11(12)-EET is a fully racemic version of the R S enantiomeric forms biosynthesized from arachidonic acid by cytochrome P450 enzymes.[1][2][3] A higher proportion of 11(R),12(S)-EET is produced by the CYP450 isoforms CYP2C23 and CYP2C24, while CYP2B2 produces a higher proportion of 11(S),12(R)-EET.[3] 11(12)-EET has been shown, along with 8(9)-EET, to play a role in the recovery of depleted calcium pools in cultured smooth muscle cells.[4] It also inhibits basolateral 18-pS potassium channels in the renal cortical collecting duct at a concentration of 100 nM.[5] 11(12)-EET (50 μg kg per day) increases adhesion of isolated peripheral blood leukocytes in a chamber coated with P-selectin and ICAM-1 but does not affect choroidal neovascularization size following laser photocoagulation.[6] It also has anti-inflammatory, angiogenic, and cardioprotective properties.[7]

Tie2 Inhibitor 7 blocks Tie2 kinase activity with a Ki value of 1.3 μM.. It has been shown to inhibit angiopoietin 1-induced Tie2 autophosphorylation and downstream signaling with an IC50 value of 0.3 μM. This compound can prevent endothelial cell tube formation and aberrant vessel growth in a rat model of Matrigel-induced choroidal neovascularization.

CGC 11093 is a polyamine analog; inhibits growth of human prostate tumor xenografts in nude mice. It may prove useful in promoting regression of choroidal neovascularization.