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VEGF and macular degeneration any link to rosacea ?

It is not only rosacea that is interested in how VEGF affects blood vessels and thus how a disease that is related to blood vessels progresses. The `wet` type of macular degeneration is associated with the growth of abnormal blood vessels. Thus there may well be some common areas of research between rosacea and macular degeneration. In macular degeneration the blood vessels supplying the …

 

RRF funded study: cathelicidins and VEGF reduced by IPL/PDL

The NRS has published on their blog some results from a recently concluded study. The study was titled Structural and biologic changes in the rosacea skin induced by pulse dye laser and intense pulsed light, and was part funded by the now defunct Rosacea Research Foundation.

The study participants were treated with IPL or PDL on one side of their face. I’m not sure …

 

NRS announces 2007 research grants

The National Rosacea Society have announced their latest round of rosacea grants. 5 new grants have been awarded, some as followup to previous grants.

Dr. Cremers will investigate the levels of angiogenesis markers, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), in the conjunctiva and eyelids of patients with severe ocular rosacea, compared with normal subjects.
Dr. Richard Gallo, and Dr. Kenshi Yamasaki will continue their NRS-funded …

 

SPF-90 inhibits VEGF, IL-1a and MMP-1 induced by UVB radiation

Inhibition of UVB-induced VEGF, IL-1a and MMP-1 release by a SPF-90 sunscreen

Mar Recasens, PhD, Josep Maria Reig, PhD, Carles Trullas, PhD, Carles Pelejero, PhD, Isdin Skin Research Center, Barcelona, Spain

Ultraviolet radiation is well-known to induce a range of deleterious effects on human skin such as photoaging and photoimmunosuppression, and can lead to the development of skin cancer. The UV radiation increases the release of VEGF, …

 

VEGF and vasodilation

An in-depth article to do with the effect of VEGF on the vasodilation and vasorelaxation of blood vessels.

Vasodilator effect and mechanism of action of vascular endothelial growth factor in skin vasculature

American Journal of Physiology Heart and Circulatory Physiology 286: H946-H954, 2004.

Abstract: Various laboratories have reported that local subcutaneous or subdermal injection of VEGF165 at the time of surgery effectively attenuated ischemic necrosis in rat skin …