Anti-vasopermeability effects of PEDF in retinal-renal disorders.

Abstract

The vascular system has an important function of supplying tissues with oxygen and nutrients and clearing waste products. Therefore, the microvasculature must be sufficiently permeable to allow the free, bidirectional passage of small molecules and gases and, to a lesser extent, of plasma proteins. It is well recognized that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) can increase vascular permeability, thus playing important roles in variety of disorders, including diabetic retinopathy, nephrotic syndrome, brain edema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and sepsis-associated hypotension. However, how vascular permeability is controlled by anti-permeable factors is not fully understood. We have recently found that pigment epithelium derived factor (PEDF), a 50 kD glycoprotein, inhibits retinal, renal and brain hyperpermeability by counteracting the biological actions of VEGF. In this review, we discuss about the pathophysiological role of PEDF in vascular permeability, especially focusing on retinal-renal disorders.

• Authors: S Ueda, S-I Yamagishi, S Okuda
• Journal: Current molecular medicine (Curr Mol Med) Vol. 10 Issue 3 Pg. 279-83 (Apr 2010) ISSN: 1875-5666 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 20236056 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Eye Proteins
• Nerve Growth Factors
• Protease Inhibitors
• Serpins
• Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
• pigment epithelium-derived factor

Topics

• Animals
• Brain (anatomy & histology, drug effects, metabolism)
• Capillary Permeability (drug effects, physiology)
• Cerebrovascular Circulation (drug effects, physiology)
• Diabetic Retinopathy (drug therapy, pathology, physiopathology)
• Eye Proteins (metabolism, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Kidney (blood supply, drug effects, metabolism, pathology)
• Kidney Diseases (drug therapy, pathology, physiopathology)
• Nerve Growth Factors (metabolism, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Protease Inhibitors (metabolism, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Retinal Diseases (drug therapy, pathology, physiopathology)
• Retinal Vessels (drug effects, metabolism, pathology)
• Serpins (metabolism, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (metabolism)