USES OF ARTEMISININ AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF IN MANUFACTURE OF MEDICAMENTS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DISEASES IN OPHTHALMOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS

摘要

Disclosed are uses of artemisinin and derivatives thereof in the manufacture of medicaments for inhibition of ocular vascular endothelial cell proliferation, or the prevention and treatment of related diseases of ocular vascular system exudation, edema, new blood vessels formation and proliferation, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising artemisinin and derivatives thereof. Artemisinin and derivatives thereof of the present invention can be used for the prevention and treatment of ocular vascular related diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal central vein occlusion and retinal branch vein occlusion etc.