Photoreceptor cells and RPE contribute to the development of diabetic retinopathy

D Tonade, TS Kern - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2021 - Elsevier
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness. It has long been regarded as
vascular disease, but work in the past years has shown abnormalities also in the neural …

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 …

Mapping the proteo-genomic convergence of human diseases

M Pietzner, E Wheeler, J Carrasco-Zanini, A Cortes… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Proteins are essential functional units of the human body and represent
the largest class of drug targets. RATIONALE Broad-capture proteomics has the potential to …

Reprogramming to recover youthful epigenetic information and restore vision

Y Lu, B Brommer, X Tian, A Krishnan, M Meer, C Wang… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Ageing is a degenerative process that leads to tissue dysfunction and death. A proposed
cause of ageing is the accumulation of epigenetic noise that disrupts gene expression …

Soft drusen in age-related macular degeneration: biology and targeting via the oil spill strategies

CA Curcio - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2018 - iovs.arvojournals.org
AMD is a major cause of legal blindness in older adults approachable through
multidisciplinary research involving human tissues and patients. AMD is a vascular …

Measuring the contributions of basal laminar deposit and Bruch's membrane in age-related macular degeneration

AA Sura, L Chen, JD Messinger… - … & visual science, 2020 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Basal laminar deposit (BLamD) is a consistent finding in age-related macular
degeneration (AMD). We quantified BLamD thickness, appearance, and topography in eyes …

Age-related macular degeneration: etiology, pathogenesis, and therapeutic strategies

J Ambati, BK Ambati, SH Yoo, S Ianchulev… - Survey of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Age-related macular degeneration is the principal cause of registered legal blindness
among those aged over 65 in the United States, western Europe, Australia, and Japan …

Role of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in retinal pigment epithelium dysfunction

M Zhou, JS Geathers, SL Grillo, SR Weber… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells maintain the health and functional integrity of both
photoreceptors and the choroidal vasculature. Loss of RPE differentiation has long been …

Involvement of a gut–retina axis in protection against dietary glycemia-induced age-related macular degeneration

S Rowan, S Jiang, T Korem… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the major cause of blindness in developed
nations. AMD is characterized by retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cell dysfunction and …

Differentiating drusen: Drusen and drusen-like appearances associated with ageing, age-related macular degeneration, inherited eye disease and other pathological …

KN Khan, OA Mahroo, RS Khan, MD Mohamed… - Progress in retinal and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Drusen are discussed frequently in the context of their association with age-related macular
degeneration (AMD). Some types may, however, be regarded as a normal consequence of …