| Literature DB >> 24717156 |
Faith A A Kwa1, Thilini R Thrimawithana2.
Abstract
Recently, aberrant epigenetic modifications have been identified in the pathogenesis of the posterior eye diseases, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR). This has led to the development of alternative therapies that can alter aberrant chromatin-remodelling processes involved in AMD and DR. These novel therapeutic agents could help to ameliorate the challenges associated with current treatments that are limited by variable patient response and disease heterogeneity. However, research on the use of epigenetic-based therapies in these diseases is relatively young and, therefore, preclinical studies that evaluate their mechanism of action, specificity and adverse effects are warranted.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID： 24717156 DOI： 10.1016/j.drudis.2014.03.026
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Drug Discov Today ISSN： 1359-6446 Impact factor: 7.851