Aging and aging-related diseases: from molecular mechanisms to interventions and treatments

J Guo, X Huang, L Dou, M Yan, T Shen… - Signal Transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Aging is a gradual and irreversible pathophysiological process. It presents with declines in
tissue and cell functions and significant increases in the risks of various aging-related …

VEGF in signaling and disease: beyond discovery and development

RS Apte, DS Chen, N Ferrara - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
The discovery of vascular endothelial-derived growth factor (VEGF) has revolutionized our
understanding of vasculogenesis and angiogenesis during development and physiological …

Incomplete response to Anti-VEGF therapy in neovascular AMD: Exploring disease mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

PS Mettu, MJ Allingham, SW Cousins - Progress in retinal and eye …, 2021 - Elsevier
Intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs have revolutionized the
treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NVAMD). However, many …

Epidemiology of age-related macular degeneration (AMD): associations with cardiovascular disease phenotypes and lipid factors

KL Pennington, MM DeAngelis - Eye and vision, 2016 - Springer
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in
adults over 50 years old. Genetic, epidemiological, and molecular studies are beginning to …

Past history of obesity triggers persistent epigenetic changes in innate immunity and exacerbates neuroinflammation

M Hata, EMMA Andriessen, M Hata, R Diaz-Marin… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Age-related macular degeneration is a prevalent neuroinflammatory condition and a major
cause of blindness driven by genetic and environmental factors such as obesity. In diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophages and lipid metabolism

A Remmerie, CL Scott - Cellular immunology, 2018 - Elsevier
Distinct macrophage populations throughout the body display highly heterogeneous
transcriptional and epigenetic programs. Recent research has highlighted that these profiles …

Age-related macular degeneration

M Fleckenstein, TDL Keenan, RH Guymer… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2021 - nature.com
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of legal blindness in the
industrialized world. AMD is characterized by accumulation of extracellular deposits, namely …

Age-related macular degeneration: genetics and biology coming together

LG Fritsche, RN Fariss, D Stambolian… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Genetic and genomic studies have enhanced our understanding of complex
neurodegenerative diseases that exert a devastating impact on individuals and society. One …

Metabolism of stromal and immune cells in health and disease

B Ghesquière, BW Wong, A Kuchnio, P Carmeliet - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Cancer cells have been at the centre of cell metabolism research, but the metabolism of
stromal and immune cells has received less attention. Nonetheless, these cells influence the …

Microglia in the retina: roles in development, maturity, and disease

SM Silverman, WT Wong - Annual review of vision science, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Microglia, the primary resident immune cell type, constitute a key population of glia in the
retina. Recent evidence indicates that microglia play significant functional roles in the retina …