Incomplete response to Anti-VEGF therapy in neovascular AMD: Exploring disease mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

PS Mettu, MJ Allingham, SW Cousins - Progress in retinal and eye …, 2021 - Elsevier
Intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs have revolutionized the
treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NVAMD). However, many …

Microglia in retinal degeneration

K Rashid, I Akhtar-Schaefer, T Langmann - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The retina is a complex tissue with multiple cell layers that are highly ordered. Its
sophisticated structure makes it especially sensitive to external or internal perturbations that …

Past history of obesity triggers persistent epigenetic changes in innate immunity and exacerbates neuroinflammation

M Hata, EMMA Andriessen, M Hata, R Diaz-Marin… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Age-related macular degeneration is a prevalent neuroinflammatory condition and a major
cause of blindness driven by genetic and environmental factors such as obesity. In diseases …

Reticular pseudodrusen: a critical phenotype in age-related macular degeneration

Z Wu, EL Fletcher, H Kumar, U Greferath… - Progress in retinal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reticular pseudodrusen (RPD), or subretinal drusenoid deposits (SDD), refer to distinct
lesions that occur in the subretinal space. Over the past three decades, their presence in …

Microglia in the retina: roles in development, maturity, and disease

SM Silverman, WT Wong - Annual review of vision science, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Microglia, the primary resident immune cell type, constitute a key population of glia in the
retina. Recent evidence indicates that microglia play significant functional roles in the retina …

Cellular senescence in the aging retina and developments of senotherapies for age-related macular degeneration

KS Lee, S Lin, DA Copland, AD Dick, J Liu - Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2021 - Springer
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a degenerative disease in the central macula
area of the neuroretina and the supporting retinal pigment epithelium, is the most common …

Single-cell analysis reveals inflammatory interactions driving macular degeneration

M Kuchroo, M DiStasio, E Song, E Calapkulu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Due to commonalities in pathophysiology, age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
represents a uniquely accessible model to investigate therapies for neurodegenerative …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] VEGFR1 signaling in retinal angiogenesis and microinflammation

A Uemura, M Fruttiger, PA d'Amore, S De Falco… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Five vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) ligands (VEGF-A,-B,–C,-D, and
placental growth factor [PlGF]) constitute the VEGF family. VEGF-A binds VEGF receptors 1 …

Age-related macular degeneration: A two-level model hypothesis

MP Rozing, JA Durhuus, MK Nielsen, Y Subhi… - Progress in retinal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Age-related diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), are of growing
importance in a world where population ageing has become a dominant global trend …