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ArticleBiomolecules2026

Ocular Safety of Intravitreal Engineered Humanized Anti-VEGF Nanobody and Its Efficacy in the Attenuation of Choroidal Neovascularization and Associated Subretinal Fibrosis.

Mir Salar Kazemi, Mozhgan Rezaei Kanavi, Fatemeh Kazemi-Lomedasht, Reza Ahangari Cohan, Golnoosh Mahjoobi, Sare Safi, Sadra Ashrafi, Hamid Ahmadieh, Alireza Shoari, Mahdi Behdani

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Article in Biomolecules, 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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Mir Salar KazemiVenom and Biotherapeutics Molecules Laboratory, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran 13169-43551, Iran.
Mozhgan Rezaei KanaviOcular Tissue Engineering Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 16666-73111, Iran.
Fatemeh Kazemi-LomedashtVenom and Biotherapeutics Molecules Laboratory, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran 13169-43551, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-5832-1822
Reza Ahangari CohanNanobiotechnology Department, New Technologies Research Group, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran 13169-43551, Iran.
Golnoosh MahjoobiVenom and Biotherapeutics Molecules Laboratory, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran 13169-43551, Iran.
Sare SafiOphthalmic Epidemiology Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 16666-73111, Iran.
Sadra AshrafiOcular Tissue Engineering Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 16666-73111, Iran.
Hamid AhmadiehOphthalmic Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 16666-73111, Iran.
Alireza ShoariDepartment of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Mahdi BehdaniVenom and Biotherapeutics Molecules Laboratory, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran 13169-43551, Iran.

Funding

Pasteur Institute of Iran BP-66001899
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current treatments for choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and its associated subretinal fibrosis (SRF), major causes of vision loss, are limited by the need for frequent intravitreal injections and the emergence of drug resistance. This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of the intravitreal administration of engineered humanized anti-vascular endothelial growth factor Nanobodies, including a wild-type Nanobody (WHNb) and two mutated variants (MHNb136 and MHNb256), in a rat model of laser-induced CNV and associated SRF. Safety was assessed through in vivo electrophysiological and histopathological analyses following intravitreal injection of Nanobodies at doses of 12.5, 25, 50, and 100 µg. Efficacy was evaluated in rat models of laser-induced CNV and SRF using double immunohistochemistry for isolectin B4 and anti-collagen type I on sclerochoroidal flat mounts. Mean CNV and SRF areas in Nanobody-treated groups were compared with those in bevacizumab-treated and sham control groups. None of the Nanobodies showed retinal toxicity in safety assessments. Compared with bevacizumab, MHNb136 and MHNb256 reduced the CNV area by 1.72-fold and 1.8-fold, respectively (both

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Choroidal NeovascularizationSingle-Domain AntibodiesVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsBevacizumabDisease Models, AnimalFibrosisHumansIntravitreal InjectionsMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRetinaAngiogenesis InhibitorsBevacizumabSingle-Domain AntibodiesVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Aangiogenesischoroidal neovascularizationinflammationintravitreal injectionnanobodysubretinal fibrosis

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PMID42352241
PMCPMC13296703

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