dobesilate

plural dobesilates

1. countableuncountablechemistryA silicate anion derived from hydroquinone
2. countableuncountablemedicineThe calcium salt containing this anion that has vasoprotective activity

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   The data shown in this report seems support that direct application of dobesilate (a drug with a long history of clinical safety that was recently re-discovered as an FGF inhibitor) could serve as a promising new clinical application to temper the most important pathological effects of vitreous hemorrhages in proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

   2015 September 8, Pedro Cuevas et al., “Dramatic resolution of vitreous hemorrhage after an intravitreal injection of dobesilate”, in Military Medical Research, volume 2, →DOI