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Name VEGFA
Type CNV
Species Mus musculus
Tissue VEGF-Ahyper mice
Experiment Method RT-PCR and semiquantitative RT-PCR;Immunolabeling
Up/Down NA
Pro/Anti Pro
Funtion Description Higher VEGF-A levels lead to increased oxidative stress markers and ERK hyperactivation in the aging lens and promote age-related nuclear cataract formation that can be inhibited by targeting Nlrp3 or Il1r1.Thus, reducing increased VEGF-A activity in agin
Regulation Gene NA
Year 2016
Pubmed ID 26912740
Title Increased VEGF-A promotes multiple distinct aging diseases of the eye through shared pathomechanisms.
Drug NA
Disease cataracts and both neovascular and non-exudative AMD-like pathologies
Environment Factors NA
Circulating NA
Variant NA
High-throughput NA