PURPOSE
Senescent Ccl2(-/-) mice are reported to develop cardinal features of human age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Loss-of-function single-nucleotide polymorphisms within CX3CR1 are also… (More)
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of visual impairment and blindness among the elderly in Western countries. Genetic factors, age, cigarette smoking, nutrition, and exposure… (More)
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly population worldwide. Although recent studies have demonstrated strong genetic associations… (More)
PURPOSE
To investigate the role of HtrA2/Omi, a nuclear-encoded mitochondrial serine protease with a proapoptosis function, under H(2)O(2)-induced oxidative stress in human RPE, in the… (More)
Ocular inflammation leads to vision loss through the destruction and scarring of delicate tissues along the visual axis. To identify inflammatory mediators involved in this process, we used real time… (More)
Macrophages can be polarized to exhibit either pro-inflammatory M1 or pro-angiogenic M2 phenotypes, but have high phenotypic plasticity. This pilot study investigated macrophage polarization in the… (More)
PURPOSE
To better understand the histogenesis of ocular hemangioblastomas associated with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease.
METHODS
We found that co-expression of Epo and EpoR may mediate… (More)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
2006
This study investigates age-related macular degeneration (AMD) genetic risk factors through identification of a functional single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and its disease association. We chose… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Retinal angioma frequently occurs in von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. However, VHL gene alterations have not been documented in retinal angiomas.
METHODS
Using tissue microdissection and… (More)
BACKGROUND/AIMS
Senescent Ccl2-/- mice develop cardinal features of human age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Loss-of-function single-nucleotide polymorphisms within CX3CR1 are associated with… (More)