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45 Citations
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The Aging Stress Response and Its Implication for AMD Pathogenesis

  • Janusz Blasiak,
  • Elzbieta Pawlowska,
  • Anna Sobczuk,
  • Joanna Szczepanska and
  • Kai Kaarniranta

22 November 2020

Aging induces several stress response pathways to counterbalance detrimental changes associated with this process. These pathways include nutrient signaling, proteostasis, mitochondrial quality control and DNA damage response. At the cellular level,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Research of Aging Stress Response)
  • Review
  • Open Access
198 Citations
12,710 Views
18 Pages

Role of Mitochondrial DNA Damage in ROS-Mediated Pathogenesis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

  • Kai Kaarniranta,
  • Elzbieta Pawlowska,
  • Joanna Szczepanska,
  • Aleksandra Jablkowska and
  • Janusz Blasiak

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex eye disease that affects millions of people worldwide and is the main reason for legal blindness and vision loss in the elderly in developed countries. Although the cause of AMD pathogenesis is not...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue mtDNA and Mitochondrial Stress Signaling in Human Diseases)
  • Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,194 Views
14 Pages

The Role of Dysregulated miRNAs in the Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Karolina Urbańska,
  • Piotr Witold Stępień,
  • Katarzyna Natalia Nowakowska,
  • Martyna Stefaniak and ,
  • Natalia Osial,
  • Tomasz Chorągiewicz,
  • Mario Damiano Toro,
  • Katarzyna Nowomiejska and
  • Robert Rejdak
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease causing damage to the macular region of the retina where most of the photoreceptors responsible for central visual acuity are located. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small single-stranded non-coding RN...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Biology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) 3.0)
  • Review
  • Open Access
120 Citations
13,422 Views
20 Pages

PGC-1α (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha) is a transcriptional coactivator of many genes involved in energy management and mitochondrial biogenesis. PGC-1α expression is associated with cellular senesce...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Biology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD))
  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,535 Views
37 Pages

24 December 2025

Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of central vision loss among the elderly, yet no curative treatment exists. While exudative AMD can be managed with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy, dry AMD—...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Retinal Diseases: 2nd Edition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
6,467 Views
10 Pages

A Review of the Role of the Intestinal Microbiota in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Phoebe Lin,
  • Scott M. McClintic,
  • Urooba Nadeem and
  • Dimitra Skondra

12 May 2021

Blindness from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an escalating problem, yet AMD pathogenesis is incompletely understood and treatments are limited. The intestinal microbiota is highly influential in ocular and extraocular diseases with inflam...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Advances in Management and Diagnosis)
  • Review
  • Open Access
55 Citations
11,963 Views
16 Pages

14 November 2021

The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), situated upon Bruch’s membrane, plays multiple roles in the ocular system by interacting with photoreceptors and. Therefore, dysfunction of the RPE causes diseases related to vision loss, such as age-related macu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Retinal Neurodegenerative Diseases: Molecular Targets Driving Neuroinflammation and Neuroprotection)
  • Review
  • Open Access
58 Citations
9,763 Views
18 Pages

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) causes vision loss in the elderly population. Dry AMD leads to the formation of Drusen, while wet AMD is characterized by cell proliferation and choroidal angiogenesis. The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) plays...

  • Review
  • Open Access
180 Citations
19,350 Views
22 Pages

28 January 2021

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common irreversible ocular disease characterized by vision impairment among older people. Many risk factors are related to AMD and interact with each other in its pathogenesis. Notably, oxidative stress and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Retinal Degeneration: From Pathophysiology to Therapeutic Approaches 2.0)
  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
7,406 Views
20 Pages

Genetic Variability in DNA Repair Proteins in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Janusz Blasiak,
  • Ewelina Synowiec,
  • Antero Salminen and
  • Kai Kaarniranta

18 October 2012

The pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is complex and involves interactions between environmental and genetic factors, with oxidative stress playing an important role inducing damage in biomolecules, including DNA. Therefore, gene...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue DNA Damage and Repair in Degenerative Diseases)
  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,239 Views
19 Pages

Choroidal Mast Cells and Pathophysiology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Sara Malih,
  • Yong-Seok Song,
  • Christine M. Sorenson and
  • Nader Sheibani

26 December 2023

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) remains a leading cause of vision loss in elderly patients. Its etiology and progression are, however, deeply intertwined with various cellular and molecular interactions within the retina and choroid. Among the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Insights into Mast Cells Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
9,938 Views
13 Pages

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is characterized by the progressive degradation of photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. ARPE-19 is an RPE cell line established as an in vitro model for the study of AMD pathogenesis. Oxida...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue DNA Damage and Repair in Degenerative Diseases)
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  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,138 Views
18 Pages

Features of Retinal Neurogenesis as a Key Factor of Age-Related Neurodegeneration: Myth or Reality?

  • Darya V. Telegina,
  • Oyuna S. Kozhevnikova,
  • Anna K. Antonenko and
  • Nataliya G. Kolosova

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex multifactorial neurodegenerative disease that constitutes the most common cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly in the developed countries. Incomplete knowledge about its pathogenesis preve...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Biology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) 2.0)
  • Review
  • Open Access
38 Citations
8,931 Views
28 Pages

Molecular Genetic Mechanisms in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Aumer Shughoury,
  • Duriye Damla Sevgi and
  • Thomas A. Ciulla

12 July 2022

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is among the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide. In addition to environmental risk factors, such as tobacco use and diet, genetic background has long been established as a major risk factor for t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers: Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
96 Citations
14,557 Views
15 Pages

Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Damage and Repair in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Janusz Blasiak,
  • Sylwester Glowacki,
  • Anu Kauppinen and
  • Kai Kaarniranta

31 January 2013

Aging and oxidative stress seem to be the most important factors in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a condition affecting many elderly people in the developed world. However, aging is associated with the accumulation of ox...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue DNA Damage and Repair in Degenerative Diseases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,173 Views
20 Pages

3 May 2023

Abnormal turnover of the extracellular matrix (ECM) protein elastin has been linked to AMD pathology. Elastin is a critical component of Bruch’s membrane (BrM), an ECM layer that separates the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) from the underlyin...

(This article belongs to the Section Cellular Aging)
  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,196 Views
18 Pages

Potential of Long Non-Coding RNAs in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Janusz Blasiak,
  • Juha M. T. Hyttinen,
  • Joanna Szczepanska,
  • Elzbieta Pawlowska and
  • Kai Kaarniranta

25 August 2021

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of visual impairment in the aging population with poorly known pathogenesis and lack of effective treatment. Age and family history are the strongest AMD risk factors, and several loci were...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Genetics and Epigenetics of Eye Diseases)
  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,887 Views
21 Pages

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in older adults. Its pathogenesis involves multiple factors, including aging, environmental influences, genetic predisposition, oxidative stress, metabolic d...

(This article belongs to the Section Natural Products)
  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
10,531 Views
12 Pages

29 April 2020

Substantive evidence demonstrates the contribution of mitochondrial dysfunction in the etiology and pathogenesis of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). Recently, extensive characterization of Mitochondrial-Derived Peptides (MDPs) has revealed the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Retinal Diseases)
  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,404 Views
16 Pages

30 January 2024

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss among the elderly in the developed world. Whilst AMD is a multifactorial disease, the involvement of the complement system in its pathology is well documented, wi...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
7,802 Views
42 Pages

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) severely affects central vision due to progressive macular degeneration and its staggering prevalence is rising globally, especially in the elderly population above 55 years. Increased oxidative stress with agin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cellular Responses of Antioxidants Related to Degenerative Eye Disease Research)
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  • Open Access
48 Citations
7,858 Views
15 Pages

29 June 2021

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a multifactorial retinal disorder that is a major global cause of severe visual impairment. The development of an effective therapy to treat geographic atrophy, the predominant form of AMD, remains elusive du...

(This article belongs to the Collection Retinal Disease and Metabolism)
  • Review
  • Open Access
122 Citations
18,045 Views
17 Pages

Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Advances in Management and Diagnosis

  • Yoshihiro Yonekawa,
  • Joan W. Miller and
  • Ivana K. Kim

12 February 2015

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of irreversible visual impairment in older populations in industrialized nations. AMD is a late-onset deterioration of photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium in the central retin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Age-Related Macular Disease)
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  • Open Access
112 Citations
11,452 Views
19 Pages

1 November 2022

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of visual impairment in the aging population with a limited understanding of its pathogenesis and the number of patients are all the time increasing. AMD is classified into two main forms: d...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Inflammation in AMD (Multifactorial Age-Related Macular Degeneration))
  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,696 Views
13 Pages

Drusen in AMD from the Perspective of Cholesterol Metabolism and Hypoxic Response

  • Norimitsu Ban,
  • Ari Shinojima,
  • Kazuno Negishi and
  • Toshihide Kurihara

29 April 2024

Drusen are one of the most characteristic pathologies of precursor lesion of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Drusen comprise a yellowish white substance that accumulates typically under the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), and their constitu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Age-Related Macular Degeneration)
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  • Open Access
51 Citations
12,585 Views
19 Pages

Zinc and Autophagy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Janusz Blasiak,
  • Elzbieta Pawlowska,
  • Jan Chojnacki,
  • Joanna Szczepanska and ,
  • Cezary Chojnacki and
  • Kai Kaarniranta
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Zinc supplementation is reported to slow down the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but there is no general consensus on the beneficiary effect on zinc in AMD. As zinc can stimulate autophagy that is declined in AMD, it is ration...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Biology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) 2.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,959 Views
10 Pages

N-Glycosylation Patterns across the Age-Related Macular Degeneration Spectrum

  • Ivona Bućan,
  • Jelena Škunca Herman,
  • Iris Jerončić Tomić,
  • Olga Gornik and ,
  • Zoran Vatavuk,
  • Kajo Bućan,
  • Gordan Lauc and
  • Ozren Polašek
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

The pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) remains elusive, despite numerous research studies. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the changes of plasma and IgG-specific N-glycosylation across the disease severity spectrum. We examined...

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,356 Views
16 Pages

Novel Treatments for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Review of Clinical Advances in Sustained Drug Delivery Systems

  • Yolanda Jiménez-Gómez,
  • David Alba-Molina,
  • Mario Blanco-Blanco,
  • Lorena Pérez-Fajardo and ,
  • Felisa Reyes-Ortega,
  • Laura Ortega-Llamas,
  • Marta Villalba-González,
  • Ignacio Fernández-Choquet de Isla,
  • Francisco Pugliese and
  • Miguel González-Andrades
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

In recent years, the number of patients with ocular diseases is increasing as a consequence of population aging. Among them, one of the most common is the age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a condition that leads to vision loss if it is not trea...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Ocular Drug Delivery)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,827 Views
22 Pages

Evaluating TAB2, IKBKB, and IKBKG Gene Polymorphisms and Serum Protein Levels and Their Association with Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Its Treatment Efficiency

  • Alvita Vilkeviciute,
  • Enrika Pileckaite,
  • Akvile Bruzaite,
  • Dzastina Cebatoriene and ,
  • Greta Gedvilaite-Vaicechauskiene,
  • Loresa Kriauciuniene,
  • Dalia Zaliuniene and
  • Rasa Liutkeviciene
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

16 December 2024

Background and Objectives: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness, affecting millions worldwide. Its pathogenesis involves the death of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), followed by photoreceptor degeneration. Al...

(This article belongs to the Section Ophthalmology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
143 Citations
14,659 Views
28 Pages

Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Neetu Kushwah,
  • Kiran Bora,
  • Meenakshi Maurya,
  • Madeline C. Pavlovich and
  • Jing Chen

Oxidative stress plays a crucial role in aging-related eye diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataracts, and glaucoma. With age, antioxidant reparative capacity decreases, and excess levels of reactive oxygen species produce...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants in Aging)
  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,455 Views
18 Pages

28 January 2024

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a severe retinal disease that causes irreversible visual loss and blindness in elderly populations worldwide. The pathological mechanism of AMD is complex, involving the interactions of multiple environmental...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Towards an Understanding of Retinal Diseases and Novel Treatment: 3rd Edition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
96 Citations
13,956 Views
16 Pages

19 September 2021

Aging contributes to the risk of development of ocular diseases including, but not limited to, Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) that is a leading cause of blindness in the United States as well as worldwide. Retinal aging, that contributes to A...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mechanisms of Aging and Therapeutic Approaches to Target Age-Associated Chronic Diseases)
  • Review
  • Open Access
38 Citations
8,777 Views
31 Pages

Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Age Related Macular Degeneration, Role in Pathophysiology, and Possible New Therapeutic Strategies

  • Valentina Bilbao-Malavé,
  • Jorge González-Zamora,
  • Miriam de la Puente,
  • Sergio Recalde and ,
  • Patricia Fernandez-Robredo,
  • María Hernandez,
  • Alfredo Garcia Layana and
  • Manuel Saenz de Viteri
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the main cause of legal blindness in developed countries. It is a multifactorial disease in which a combination of genetic and environmental factors contributes to increased risk of developing this vision-inc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Antioxidants and Age-Related Ocular Diseases)
  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,529 Views
16 Pages

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are major causes of blindness globally. The primary treatment option for DME and neovascular AMD (nAMD) is anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) compounds, but this treatme...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Research and Recent Advances in Diabetic Retinopathy)
  • Review
  • Open Access
272 Citations
20,097 Views
26 Pages

EMT and EndMT: Emerging Roles in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Daisy Y. Shu,
  • Erik Butcher and
  • Magali Saint-Geniez

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and endothelial–mesenchymal transition (EndMT) are physiological processes required for normal embryogenesis. However, these processes can be hijacked in pathological conditions to facilitate tissue...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Biology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) 2.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,398 Views
17 Pages

Liraglutide Attenuates FFA-Induced Retinal Pigment Epithelium Dysfunction via AMPK Activation and Lipid Homeostasis Regulation in ARPE-19 Cells

  • Sing-Hua Tsou,
  • Kai-Shin Luo,
  • Chien-Ning Huang,
  • Edy Kornelius and ,
  • I-Ting Cheng,
  • Hui-Chih Hung,
  • Yu-Chien Hung,
  • Chih-Li Lin and
  • Min-Yen Hsu
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss in the elderly, and it is characterized by oxidative stress, lipid dysregulation, and dysfunction of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). A hallmark of AMD is the...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism)
  • Review
  • Open Access
36 Citations
5,642 Views
17 Pages

Choroidal Vasculature Changes in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: From a Molecular to a Clinical Perspective

  • Serena Fragiotta,
  • Luca Scuderi,
  • Clemente Maria Iodice,
  • Daria Rullo and ,
  • Mariachiara Di Pippo,
  • Elisa Maugliani and
  • Solmaz Abdolrahimzadeh
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

9 October 2022

The contribution of choroidal vasculature to the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has been long debated. The present narrative review aims to discuss the primary molecular and choroidal structural changes occurring with aging an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ocular Genetics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,946 Views
17 Pages

19 June 2025

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an ocular pathology in humans characterized by the buildup of lipid-rich extracellular deposits, which leads to retinal degeneration. In recent years, considerable effort has been made to observe the effect o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Retinal Disorders: Cellular Mechanisms and Targeted Therapies)
  • Review
  • Open Access
59 Citations
6,776 Views
17 Pages

Interlink between Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Role of Complement Factor H

  • Sara Romero-Vazquez,
  • Víctor Llorens,
  • Alba Soler-Boronat,
  • Marc Figueras-Roca and ,
  • Alfredo Adan and
  • Blanca Molins
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) heads the list of legal blindness among the elderly population in developed countries. Due to the complex nature of the retina and the variety of risk factors and mechanisms involved, the molecular pathways unde...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Oxidative Stress and Inflammation: From Mechanisms to Therapeutic Approaches 2.0)
  • Review
  • Open Access
65 Citations
7,903 Views
18 Pages

Novel Programmed Cell Death as Therapeutic Targets in Age-Related Macular Degeneration?

  • Ming Yang,
  • Kwok-Fai So,
  • Wai Ching Lam and
  • Amy Cheuk Yin Lo

1 October 2020

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of severe visual loss among the elderly. AMD patients are tormented by progressive central blurring/loss of vision and have limited therapeutic options to date. Drusen accumulation causing ret...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Research on Stress Response and Ocular Homeostasis)
  • Review
  • Open Access
60 Citations
7,131 Views
20 Pages

Role of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Age Related Macular Degeneration: Insights into the Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE)

  • María Elena Ochoa Hernández,
  • Lidianys María Lewis-Luján,
  • María Guadalupe Burboa Zazueta,
  • Teresa Del Castillo Castro and ,
  • Enrique De La Re Vega,
  • Juan Carlos Gálvez-Ruiz,
  • Sergio Trujillo-López,
  • Marco Antonio López Torres and
  • Simon Bernard Iloki-Assanga
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of visual impairment worldwide, characterized by the accumulation of extracellular drusen deposits within the macula. The pathogenesis of AMD is multifactorial, involving oxidative stress, chr...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Immunology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,489 Views
20 Pages

Targeting Lysosomal Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Ana S. Falcão,
  • Margarida L. Pedro,
  • Sandra Tenreiro and
  • Miguel C. Seabra

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in the Western world, and it currently lacks effective therapy. It is believed that AMD initiates in the aged retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), which presents lysosomal dysfun...

(This article belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,948 Views
16 Pages

The Role of Oxidative Stress and the Importance of miRNAs as Potential Biomarkers in the Development of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Malgorzata Mrowicka,
  • Jerzy Mrowicki,
  • Ewa Kucharska,
  • Barbara Smigielska and ,
  • Jacek Pawel Szaflik,
  • Jerzy Szaflik and
  • Ireneusz Majsterek
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

30 July 2021

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the primary cause of blindness in developed countries. With the progressive aging of the population, AMD is a significant ophthalmological problem in the population over 50 years of age. The etiology of AMD i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances of Redox Status in Disease)
  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
1,503 Views
10 Pages

Genetic factors associated with the development of age-related macular degeneration

  • Olga Sergejeva,
  • Roman Botov,
  • Rasa Liutkevičienė and
  • Loresa Kriaučiūnienė

10 March 2016

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects the macula and is the leading cause of significant and irreversible central visual loss. It is the most common cause of visual loss in people aged more than 60 years. This disease affects 2.5 million ind...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
8,281 Views
16 Pages

Genetic Insights into Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Bhumika,
  • Nalini S. Bora and
  • Puran S. Bora

One of the major causes of vision impairment among elderly people in developed nations is age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The distinctive features of AMD are the accumulation of extracellular deposits called drusen and the gradual deteriorati...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Research in Metabolic Syndrome)
  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
7,118 Views
16 Pages

30 July 2018

Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness among the aging population. The current treatment options for nAMD include intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF). H...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Age-Related Macular Degeneration)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
568 Views
18 Pages

The Role of Kynurenine and 5-Hydroxytryptophan in Modulating Microbiota and Their Implications in Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Alvita Vilkeviciute-Petraite,
  • Akvile Bruzaite,
  • Dzastina Cebatoriene,
  • Dalia Zaliuniene and ,
  • Rokas Lukosevicius,
  • Jurgita Skieceviciene,
  • Juozas Kupcinskas and
  • Rasa Liutkeviciene
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Background/Objectives: This study explores the roles of kynurenine and 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) in modulating gut microbiota and their potential implications for exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). By examining the interplay between...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Diagnostics and Therapeutic Explorations in Aging)
  • Opinion
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,126 Views
10 Pages

Complement Inhibition for Geographic Atrophy: A Tempting Target with Mixed Results

  • Jonathan B. Lin,
  • Omar A. Halawa,
  • Joan W. Miller and
  • Demetrios G. Vavvas

29 June 2021

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in older adults. One of the strongest genetic risk factors for AMD is a complement factor H (CFH) gene polymorphism characterized by a tyrosine-histidine change at amino acid posi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Advances in Management and Diagnosis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,256 Views
17 Pages

Differential Circulating MicroRNA Expression in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Hanan ElShelmani,
  • Ian Brennan,
  • David J. Kelly and
  • David Keegan

15 November 2021

This study explored the expression of several miRNAs reported to be deregulated in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Total RNA was isolated from sera from patients with dry AMD (n = 12), wet AMD (n = 14), and controls (n = 10). Forty-two previo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Biology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) 3.0)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,086 Views
6 Pages

The Role of Inflammation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • Diana Florina Tricorache,
  • Ana Maria Dascalu,
  • Crenguta Serboiu,
  • Anca Bobirca and ,
  • Dragos Cretoiu,
  • Dan Bratu,
  • Corneliu Tudor and
  • Laura Carina Tribus
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

25 October 2023

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex, chronic, and progressive disease which affects the macular area, being one of the leading causes of irreversible vision loss worldwide. Specific alterations of retinal structure occur at the macula...

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