Age-related macular degeneration could spur better treatments: Study ANI | Updated: Dec 13, 2020 18:13 IST
Boston [US], December 13 (ANI): New research reveals insights into potential drivers of the disease which currently has no cure that could be targeted through prevention or treatment strategies.
The findings of the study by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are published in eLife.
Two inflammatory pathways involving complement (which is an immune system component) and a protein complex called the inflammasome (which, as its name suggests, triggers inflammation) promote the formation of abnormal blood vessels that are hallmarks of wet AMD, but it s unclear how these pathways are activated.
Age-related macular degeneration could spur treatment
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Research reveals insights into potential drivers of wet age-related macular degeneration
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BOSTON - Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common causes of irreversible vision loss in the elderly, and it occurs when abnormal and leaky blood vessels form in the retina, in part due to inflammation. New research by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reveals insights into potential drivers of the disease which currently has no cure that could be targeted through prevention or treatment strategies. The findings are published in
Two inflammatory pathways involving complement (which is an immune system component) and a protein complex called the inflammasome (which, as its name suggests, triggers inflammation) promote the formation of abnormal blood vessels that are hallmarks of wet AMD, but it s unclear how these pathways are activated. Previous studies suggest that the inflammasome may be activated by a protein called NLRP3, mainly in the retinal pigment epithelium of the eye (a cell layer that separates the vascular l