Inhibition of inflammatory cells delays retinal degeneration in experimental retinal vein occlusion in mice

J Jovanovic, X Liu, D Kokona, MS Zinkernagel… - Glia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The role of microglia in retinal inflammation is still ambiguous. Branch retinal vein occlusion
initiates an inflammatory response whereby resident microglia cells are activated. They …

Microglia activation and recruitment of circulating macrophages during ischemic experimental branch retinal vein occlusion

A Ebneter, D Kokona, N Schneider… - … & visual science, 2017 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To characterize retinal microglia activation and macrophage recruitment in
experimental branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). Methods: Experimental BRVO was …

Models of microglia depletion and replenishment elicit protective effects to alleviate vascular and neuronal damage in the diabetic murine retina

KA Church, D Rodriguez, D Vanegas… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Microglia, the resident phagocytes of the retina, are believed to influence the development of
retinopathy, but their exact contributions to vascular integrity and neuronal loss are …

Mo-derived perivascular macrophage recruitment protects against endothelial cell death in retinal vein occlusion

C Roubeix, E Dominguez, W Raoul… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background To decipher the role of monocyte-derived macrophages (Mφs) in vascular
remodeling of the occluded vein following experimental branch retinal vein occlusion …

Caspase-9 inhibition confers stronger neuronal and vascular protection compared to VEGF neutralization in a mouse model of retinal vein occlusion

MI Avrutsky, CW Chen, JM Lawson, SJ Snipas… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a sight-threatening condition typically treated with
intravitreal injection of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antagonists. Treatment …

Colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor inhibition prevents disruption of the blood-retina barrier during chronic inflammation

D Kokona, A Ebneter, P Escher… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Microglia-associated inflammation is closely related to the pathogenesis of
various retinal diseases such as uveitis and diabetic retinopathy, which are associated with …

Neuronal degeneration and associated alterations in cytokine and protein in an experimental branch retinal venous occlusion model

IL McAllister, S Vijayasekaran, D Zhang… - Experimental Eye …, 2018 - Elsevier
The mechanisms of neuronal degeneration and associated acute alterations in intraretinal
cytokine and protein levels remain poorly understood in variable ischaemic retinopathies …

Inflammatory resolution and vascular barrier restoration after retinal ischemia reperfusion injury

SF Abcouwer, S Shanmugam, A Muthusamy… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Several retinal pathologies exhibit both inflammation and breakdown of the
inner blood-retinal barrier (iBRB) resulting in vascular permeability, suggesting that …

Microglia: The breakthrough to treat neovascularization and repair blood-retinal barrier in retinopathy

X Fu, S Feng, H Qin, L Yan, C Zheng… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Microglia are the primary resident retinal macrophages that monitor neuronal activity in real-
time and facilitate angiogenesis during retinal development. In certain retinal diseases, the …

Increased intraocular inflammation in retinal vein occlusion is independent of circulating immune mediators and is involved in retinal oedema

Y Zhou, J Qi, H Liu, S Liang, T Guo, J Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
We aim to understand the link between systemic and intraocular levels of inflammatory
mediators in treatment-naïve retinal vein occlusion (RVO) patients, and the relationship …