Representative lesions are from the control group (A–D) and the
NP-ATPμ-Raf treated group (E and F). Group (A) received no
treatment; (B) received intravenous injection of non-targeted NP
containing ATPμ-Raf on days 1, 3, and 5 after laser CNV creation;
(C) received intravenous injection of
ανβ3 targeted-NP without
ATPμ-Raf gene on days 1,3, and 5; (D) received injection of
ATPμ-Raf gene without NP on days 1, 3, and 5; (E) received injection
of ανβ3 targeted-NP containing
ATPμ-Raf (NP-ATPμ-Raf) on days 1, 3, and 5; and (F) received
injection of NP-ATPμ-Raf on days 3, 5, and 7. NP-ATPμ-Raf
treated groups (E and F) had significantly lower grade CNV lesions on FA
grading and smaller CNV size compared to the control group (A–D).
No statistically significant difference in size was noted between the
control groups A–D. Quantification of the CNV size on choroidal
flat mounts is shown in (G). *P<0.01. Data are expressed as the
mean ± SE.