title: Pharmaceutical composition for treating macular degeneration (WO2012079419).
abstract: A pharmaceutical composition composed of several traditional Chinese medicines is claimed to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This represents a novel and alternative therapeutic solution for wet AMD, with the potential advantage of treating both the symptoms and the underlying causes of this devastating degenerative retinal disease.
authors.affiliation: Tulane University, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, LA, USA. swang1@tulane.edu
authors.forename: Shusheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Khrishen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cunnusamy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010330:Patents as Topic; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal