The complement system in age-related macular degeneration

A Armento, M Ueffing, SJ Clark - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a chronic and progressive degenerative
disease of the retina, which culminates in blindness and affects mainly the elderly …

Retinal pigment epithelium and age‐related macular degeneration: a review of major disease mechanisms

S Somasundaran, IJ Constable… - Clinical & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Age‐related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive degenerative disease that is the
leading cause of vision loss in the elderly population. Degeneration/dysregulation of the …

The challenges and promise of complement therapeutics for ocular diseases

DH Park, KM Connor, JD Lambris - Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Ocular inflammation is a defining feature of sight threating diseases and its dysregulation
can catalyze and or propagate ocular neurodegenerative maladies such as age-related …

Retina in a dish: Cell cultures, retinal explants and animal models for common diseases of the retina

S Schnichels, F Paquet-Durand, M Löscher… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
For many retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma,
and diabetic retinopathy (DR), the exact pathogenesis is still unclear. Moreover, the currently …

Cell atlas of aqueous humor outflow pathways in eyes of humans and four model species provides insight into glaucoma pathogenesis

T van Zyl, W Yan, A McAdams… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Increased intraocular pressure (IOP) represents a major risk factor for glaucoma, a prevalent
eye disease characterized by death of retinal ganglion cells; lowering IOP is the only proven …

Increased circulating levels of Factor H-Related Protein 4 are strongly associated with age-related macular degeneration

V Cipriani, L Lorés-Motta, F He, D Fathalla… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness. Genetic variants
at the chromosome 1q31. 3 encompassing the complement factor H (CFH, FH) and CFH …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic targeting of the complement system in ocular disease

S Rathi, R Hasan, M Ueffing, SJ Clark - Drug discovery today, 2023 - Elsevier
The complement system is involved in the pathogenesis of several ocular diseases,
providing a rationale for the investigation of complement-targeting therapeutics for these …

Plasma exosomes contribute to microvascular damage in diabetic retinopathy by activating the classical complement pathway

C Huang, KP Fisher, SS Hammer, S Navitskaya… - Diabetes, 2018 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular complication of diabetes and is the leading
cause of vision loss in working-age adults. Recent studies have implicated the complement …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the choroidal vascular labyrinth and its molecular and structural roles in health and disease

J Brinks, EHC Van Dijk, I Klaassen… - Progress in retinal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The choroid is a key player in maintaining ocular homeostasis and plays a role in a variety of
chorioretinal diseases, many of which are poorly understood. Recent advances in the field of …

Targeting complement components C3 and C5 for the retina: key concepts and lingering questions

BJ Kim, DC Mastellos, Y Li, JL Dunaief… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) remains a major cause of legal blindness, and
treatment for the geographic atrophy form of AMD is a significant unmet need. Dysregulation …