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@#Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy(FEVR)is a severe clinically and genetically heterogeneous retinal disease which characterized by abnormal development of the peripheral retinal vessels. FEVR presents many clinical phenotypes, the main and typical feature is retinal folds. There are various inheritance modes with high genetic heterogeneity of FEVR including autosomal recessive, X-recessive, autosomal dominant recessive, and other scattered inheritance modes. So far, nine FEVR pathogenic genes have been reported: NDP, FZD4, LRP5, CTNNA1, TSPAN12, ZNF408, KIF11, CTNNB1, and JAG1 genes. These genes are mainly involved in signaling pathways such as Wnt, Notch, and Norrin-β-catenin. This article reviews the above nine FEVR pathogenic genes and their signaling pathways.
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<p><b>AIM</b>To investigate the in vitro influencing factors on drug release from matrices with sodium alginate as the hydrophilic polymer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sodium alginate hydrophilic matrix tablets were prepared by direct compression method with theopylline as a model drug. The in vitro influencing factors on drug release behavior from matrices were studied by investigating the swelling, water uptake and erosion characteristics of pure sodium alginate matrices.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The results showed that drug release rate and drug release mechanism were both related to the viscosity of sodium alginate used in matrices, pH values and ionic strength of dissolution media and rotation speeds.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Sodium alginate can be tailor-made to suit the demands of applicants in sustained delivery systems as a good candidate of hydrophilic polymer.</p>