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VIP in Liposomes Injected Into the Eye Treats Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis

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The takeaway

Intravitreal injection of VIP-loaded liposomes protected against autoimmune uveitis in rats, demonstrating sustained neuropeptide delivery for treating inflammatory eye disease.

Key finding

Intravitreal injection of VIP-loaded liposomes protected against autoimmune uveitis in rats, demonstrating sustained neuropeptide delivery for treatin

What the researchers found

Intravitreal injection of VIP-loaded liposomes protected against autoimmune uveitis in rats, demonstrating sustained neuropeptide delivery for treating inflammatory eye disease.

Why it matters

Relevant for peptide research.

How the study worked

research study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

emerging evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2009.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.

Common questions

What was studied?
VIP in Liposomes Injected Into the Eye Treats Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis
What was found?
Intravitreal injection of VIP-loaded liposomes protected against autoimmune uveitis in rats, demonstrating sustained neuropeptide delivery for treating inflammatory eye disease.

Read the original research

Protective effect of intravitreal injection of vasoactive intestinal peptide-loaded liposomes on experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis.

Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 25(1), 9-21

Citation

Camelo, Serge; Lajavardi, Laure; Bochot, Amélie; Goldenberg, Brigitte; Naud, Marie-Christine; Brunel, Nadège; Lescure, Bernadette; Klein, Christophe; Fattal, Elias; Behar-Cohen, Francine; de Kozak, Yvonne. (2009). Protective effect of intravitreal injection of vasoactive intestinal peptide-loaded liposomes on experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis.. Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 25(1), 9-21. https://doi.org/10.1089/jop.2008.0074