Paeoniflorin alleviates the progression of retinal vein occlusion via inhibiting hypoxia inducible factor-1α/vascular endothelial growth factor/STAT3 pathway.

ABSTRACT: Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a severe retinal vascular disease involving several complications, leading to weakening of vision and even blindness. Globally, over 16 million patients with RVO were found in the middle-aged population. Paeoniflorin (PF), a monomer of Taohong Siwu decoction, was reported to exhibit many pharmacological activities including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, cardioprotective, and neuroprotective effects. However, the effect of PF on the progression of RVO remains unclear. In the current study, CCK8 assay was performed to investigate the cell viability. In addition, transwell assay and western blot were used to measure cell invasion and protein expression, respectively. Moreover, a mouse model of oxygen-induced dischemic retinopathy (OIR) was established. We fou

SUBMITTER: Kong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9275925 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature