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ArticleJournal of ophthalmic & vision research2026

Mehrdad Afarid, Roghayyeh Baghban, Samaneh Ghasemali, Javad Zamani, Athar Zareei

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Article in Journal of ophthalmic & vision research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Mehrdad AfaridPoostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Roghayyeh BaghbanPoostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Samaneh GhasemaliDrug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Javad ZamaniBioprocess Engineering Group, Institute of Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran.
Athar ZareeiPoostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Blocking the interaction between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR2) is recognized as an effective strategy for treating neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). The present research aimed at designing and modelling an anti-VEGF peptide based on ranibizumab for potential application in inhibiting the VEGF/VEGFR2 interaction. Methods: Effective amino acids in the interaction between VEGF and ranibizumab were analyzed using Swiss-PdbViewer (SPDBV), PyMOL, and Chimera software. The effective area in this interaction was determined and applied as a basis to design a peptide. Then, this sequence (containing 25 amino acids) was subjected to random mutagenesis, and the binding affinity of the resulting peptides was analyzed using the ClusPro software. Subsequently, GROMACS v5.0.6 was employed for molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to evaluate the stability of target-ligand complexes. Ultimately, the peptide exhibiting the highest affinity was grafted into the kB1 and MCoTI-II frameworks to enhance the stability. Results: This modification resulted in improved peptide-VEGF binding affinity, demonstrating the potential of Conclusion: The findings from this study provide a basis for designing and validating peptide inhibitors against VEGF.

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Age-related Macular DegenerationBioinformaticsMolecular DockingMolecular Dynamics SimulationPeptideRanibizumab

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PMID41726370
PMCPMC12921458

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