[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction and their impact on age-related macular degeneration

K Kaarniranta, H Uusitalo, J Blasiak… - Progress in retinal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress-induced damage to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is considered to
be a key factor in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) pathology. RPE cells are …

Understanding age-related macular degeneration (AMD): relationships between the photoreceptor/retinal pigment epithelium/Bruch's membrane/choriocapillaris …

I Bhutto, G Lutty - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
There is a mutualistic symbiotic relationship between the components of the
photoreceptor/retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)/Bruch's membrane (BrMb)/choriocapillaris …

Autophagy and heterophagy dysregulation leads to retinal pigment epithelium dysfunction and development of age-related macular degeneration

K Kaarniranta, D Sinha, J Blasiak, A Kauppinen… - Autophagy, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex, degenerative and progressive eye
disease that usually does not lead to complete blindness, but can result in severe loss of …

Molecular pathology of age-related macular degeneration

X Ding, M Patel, CC Chan - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2009 - Elsevier
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the
world. Although the etiology and pathogenesis of AMD remain largely unclear, a complex …

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 …

Mitochondrial alterations of retinal pigment epithelium in age-related macular degeneration

J Feher, I Kovacs, M Artico, C Cavallotti, A Papale… - Neurobiology of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial dysfunctions have been implicated in the pathophysiology of several age-
related diseases including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a progressive …

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD): Alzheimer's disease in the eye?

K Kaarniranta, A Salminen… - Journal of …, 2011 - content.iospress.com
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a late-onset, neurodegenerative retinal disease
that shares several clinical and pathological features with Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

A variant of mitochondrial protein LOC387715/ARMS2, not HTRA1, is strongly associated with age-related macular degeneration

A Kanda, W Chen, M Othman… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Genetic variants at chromosomes 1q31-32 and 10q26 are strongly associated with
susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common blinding disease of the …

Mitochondrial dysfunction in the aging retina

JT Eells - Biology, 2019 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are central in retinal cell function and survival and they perform functions that
are critical to cell function. Retinal neurons have high energy requirements, since large …

Pathologic vs. protective roles of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 in RPE and photoreceptors in wet vs. dry age-related macular degeneration

S Babapoor-Farrokhran, Y Qin… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
It has previously been reported that antioxidant vitamins can help reduce the risk of vision
loss associated with progression to advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a …