title: Ruboxistaurin mesilate hydrate for diabetic retinopathy.
abstract: Diabetic retinopathy remains a major worldwide cause of preventable blindness. The beta isoform of protein kinase C (PKC) may play an important role in the pathogenesis of this disorder. Ruboxistaurin mesylate hydrate is an orally bioavailable, highly-specific inhibitor of PKC beta, which has shown some efficacy in several large, multicenter, randomized clinical trials. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an approvable letter for ruboxistaurin in 2006, but at this time the medication is not available for routine clinical use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Naples, FL, USA. sschwartz2@med.miami.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Harry W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: Lloyd Paul
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Aiello
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008301:Maleimides / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D064546:Protein Kinase C beta; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007211:Indoles; D008301:Maleimides; C099154:ruboxistaurin; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D064546:Protein Kinase C beta