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Inhibition of VEGF-A expression in hypoxia-exposed fetal retinal microvascular endothelial cells by exosomes derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells

JING LI^1,2, WANWAN FAN⁴, LILI HAO¹, YONGSHENG LI⁵, GUOCHENG YU¹, WEI SUN⁶, XIANQIONG LUO^2,*, JINGXIANG ZHONG^1,3,*

1 Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
2 Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 511400, China
3 Department of Ophthalmology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Dongguan, 523000, China
4 Graduate School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, China
5 Lab Center, Guangdong Cord Blood Bank, Guangzhou, 510000, China
6 Guangdong Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, China

* Corresponding Authors: Jingxiang Zhong, ; Xianqiong Luo,