Risk factors and biomarkers of age-related macular degeneration

NG Lambert, H ElShelmani, MK Singh… - Progress in retinal and …, 2016 - Elsevier
A biomarker can be a substance or structure measured in body parts, fluids or products that
can affect or predict disease incidence. As age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the …

Aging is not a disease: distinguishing age-related macular degeneration from aging

D Ardeljan, CC Chan - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2013 - Elsevier
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease of the outer retina, characterized most
significantly by atrophy of photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium accompanied with …

cGAS drives noncanonical-inflammasome activation in age-related macular degeneration

N Kerur, S Fukuda, D Banerjee, Y Kim, D Fu… - Nature medicine, 2018 - nature.com
Geographic atrophy is a blinding form of age-related macular degeneration characterized by
retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) death; the RPE also exhibits DICER1 deficiency …

Stem cell based therapies for age-related macular degeneration: the promises and the challenges

H Nazari, L Zhang, D Zhu, GJ Chader… - Progress in retinal and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among the
elderly in developed countries. AMD is classified as either neovascular (NV-AMD) or non …

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors possess intrinsic anti-inflammatory activity

BJ Fowler, BD Gelfand, Y Kim, N Kerur, V Tarallo… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) are mainstay therapeutics for HIV that
block retrovirus replication. Alu (an endogenous retroelement that also requires reverse …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of oxidative stress-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in retinal pigment epithelial cells of age-related macular degeneration model by …

YC Yang, Y Chien, AA Yarmishyn, LY Lim… - Journal of Advanced …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE)
cells is related to the pathogenesis of various retinopathies including age-related macular …

MAPK pathways in ocular pathophysiology: potential therapeutic drugs and challenges

P Moustardas, D Aberdam, N Lagali - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways represent ubiquitous cellular signal
transduction pathways that regulate all aspects of life and are frequently altered in disease …

Modulation of three key innate immune pathways for the most common retinal degenerative diseases

I Akhtar‐Schäfer, L Wang, TU Krohne, H Xu… - EMBO molecular …, 2018 - embopress.org
This review highlights the role of three key immune pathways in the pathophysiology of
major retinal degenerative diseases including diabetic retinopathy, age‐related macular …

Identification of fluoxetine as a direct NLRP3 inhibitor to treat atrophic macular degeneration

M Ambati, I Apicella, S Wang, S Narendran… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
The atrophic form of age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD) affects nearly 200 million
people worldwide. There is no Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved therapy for …

Endogenous and exogenous regulation of redox homeostasis in retinal pigment epithelium cells: an updated antioxidant perspective

Y Markitantova, V Simirskii - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) performs a range of necessary functions within the
neural layers of the retina and helps ensure vision. The regulation of pro-oxidative and …