Role of pigment epithelium-derived factor in the reproductive system

D Chuderland, I Ben-Ami, H Bar-Joseph… - …, 2014 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Kisspeptin is vital for the neuroendocrine regulation of GNRH secretion. Kisspeptin neurons
are now recognized as a central pathway responsible for conveying key homeostatic …

[HTML][HTML] NLRP3 upregulation in retinal pigment epithelium in age-related macular degeneration

Y Wang, JW Hanus, MS Abu-Asab, D Shen… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Inflammation and oxidative stress are involved in age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
and possibly associated with an activation of neuronal apoptosis inhibitor protein/class II …

Wnt signaling in age-related macular degeneration: human macular tissue and mouse model

J Tuo, Y Wang, R Cheng, Y Li, M Chen, F Qiu… - Journal of translational …, 2015 - Springer
Background The wingless-type MMTV integration site (Wnt) signaling is a group of signal
transduction pathways. In canonical Wnt pathway, Wnt ligands bind to low-density …

Interleukin-17 retinotoxicity is prevented by gene transfer of a soluble interleukin-17 receptor acting as a cytokine blocker: implications for age-related macular …

D Ardeljan, Y Wang, S Park, D Shen, XK Chu, CR Yu… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common yet complex retinal degeneration
that causes irreversible central blindness in the elderly. Pathology is widely believed to …

Evolving multidimensional pharmacological approaches to CNV therapy in AMD

M Ehrenberg, O Benny - Current eye research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The leading cause of severe visual loss world-wide is age-related macular
degeneration. Although anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor agents have significantly …

Aberrant buildup of all-trans-retinal dimer, a nonpyridinium bisretinoid lipofuscin fluorophore, contributes to the degeneration of the retinal pigment epithelium

J Zhao, Y Liao, J Chen, X Dong, Z Gao… - … & Visual Science, 2017 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Nondegradable fluorophores that accumulate as deleterious lipofuscin of RPE are
involved in pathological mechanisms leading to the degeneration of RPE in AMD. A2E, a …

Study of polymorphisms in CX3CR1, PLEKHA1 and VEGF genes as risk factors for age-related macular degeneration in Indian patients

D Gupta, V Gupta, V Singh, S Chawla… - Archives of Medical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background and Aims Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an important cause of
visual impairment in elderly persons. AMD is a multifactorial disease in which both …

Pigment epithelium derived factor (PEDF) expression in the male tract of Wistar rats

MI Conte, ME Cabrillana, TES Lancellotti… - Biochemical and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pigment epithelium derived factor (PEDF) expression has been described in many organs
as showing neurotrophic, anti-angiogenic, anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and …

[PDF][PDF] Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor (PEDF) as an Early Marker of Reproductive Aging in Female-A Crossectional Study

A Mondal - academia.edu
Reproductive aging is a biological phenomenon that is seen in women, noted by a
progressive decline in ovarian function and a decrease in both the quantity and quality of …

The role of the gene SERPINH1 as a pharmacogenetic biomarker for choroidal neovascularization (CNV) responses to anti vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) …

C Pierce - 2015 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
Age related macular degeneration is the commonest cause of blindness in the western
world and current treatment regimens represent a significant output for national health …