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Preclinical Efficacy and Safety of VEGF-Grab, a Novel Anti-VEGF Drug, and Its Comparison to Aflibercept

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Preclinical Efficacy and Safety of VEGF-Grab, a Novel Anti-VEGF Drug, and Its Comparison to Aflibercept
Author(s)
Hong, H.K.; Park, Y.J.; Kim, D.K.; Ryoo, N.-K.; Ko, Y.-J.; Park, K.H.; Ho Min Kim; Woo, S.J.
Subject
ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH-FACTOR, ; INDUCED CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION, ; PROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC-RETINOPATHY, ; OXYGEN-INDUCED RETINOPATHY, ; RANDOMIZED CLINICAL-TRIAL, ; INTRAVITREAL AFLIBERCEPT, ; TUMOR ANGIOGENESIS, ; PANRETINAL PHOTOCOAGULATION, ; MACULAR DEGENERATION, ; RANIBIZUMAB
Publication Date
2020-11
Journal
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, v.61, no.13, pp.22
Publisher
ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC
Abstract
PURPOSE. VEGF-Grab is a novel anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) candidate drug with higher affinity to both VEGF and placental growth factor (PlGF) compared to aflibercept. We investigated the preclinical efficacy of VEGF-Grab for ophthalmic therapy and compared it to that of aflibercept. METHODS. The in vitro anti-VEGF efficacy of VEGF-Grab was determined using VEGF-induced cell proliferation/migration and tube formation assays. The in vivo antiangiogenic efficacy of intravitreal injection of either VEGF-Grab or aflibercept was evaluated using murine models of ocular angiogenesis: mouse oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) and rat laser-induced choroidal neovascularization (CNV). The in vivo retinal toxicity in the mouse eye resulting from the injection of either drug was evaluated with light and electron microscopy. RESULTS. VEGF-Grab showed greater inhibition of VEGF-induced cell proliferation/migration than aflibercept, but it showed comparable inhibition of tube formation in vitro. In the in vivo OIR model, VEGF-Grab showed a comparable suppression of retinal neovascularization compared to aflibercept. Additionally, VEGF-Grab showed an efficacy similar to that of aflibercept in terms of CNV inhibition in the laser-induced CNV model. Histology and transmission electron microscopy showed no significant signs of toxicity in the mouse retina at 7 and 30 days following the intravitreal injection of VEGF-Grab or aflibercept. CONCLUSIONS. Compared to aflibercept, VEGF-Grab presented comparable in vivo antiangiogenic efficacy and superior in vitro anti-VEGF activity. The retinal safety profiles were comparable for the two drugs. Considering its known higher binding affinity to VEGF and PlGF compared to aflibercept, VEGF-Grab could be a potential candidate drug for neovascular retinal diseases and an alternative to aflibercept.
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https://pr.ibs.re.kr/handle/8788114/7541
DOI
10.1167/iovs.61.13.22
ISSN
0146-0404
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