Robo-4 and Slit2 to team up against Wet AMD

By Dan Roberts

MD Support

"Robo-4" sounds like a movie by Arnold Schwarzenegger, but in this case, it is a link to another potential treatment for wet AMD.

Short for "Roundabout," Robo-4 is a protein receptor found on the surface of blood vessel cells. When it binds with another protein called Slit2, the combination stops blood vessel growth (angiogenesis).

This is a natural "braking" action on the normally beneficial process of healing. Blood vessels carry needed nutrition to unhealthy parts of the body, but their development must be kept under control.

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