CTLA-2 Alpha Is a Potent Inhibitor of Angiogenesis in Murine Ocular Tissue

• Main Authors: Kazuichi Maruyama (Author), Kazuhito Yoneda (Author), Sunao Sugita (Author), Yoshimi Yamamoto (Author), Masato Koike (Author), Christoph Peters (Author), Yasuo Uchiyama (Author), Kohji Nishida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-2 (CTLA-2) alpha has been reported to suppress the activities of cathepsin L (Cath L), which is deeply involved in angiogenesis. Therefore, we assessed whether CTLA-2 alpha plays a role in angiogenesis in ocular tissue. To establish models of corneal inflammation and e...