ReviewAutophagy2013
Autophagy and heterophagy dysregulation leads to retinal pigment epithelium dysfunction and development of age-related macular degeneration.
Review in Autophagy, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 198 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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198 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 325 citations in OpenAlex.
- Retinal Pigment Epithelium Phagocytosis and Retinal Degenerative Diseases.Aging and disease · 2025Pooled it
- Recent Advances in Proteomics-Based Approaches to Studying Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Murine models of neovascular AMD revisited: Mechanistic pathways, immune-metabolic crosstalk, and the impact of aging and sex.Experimental eye research · 2026Review
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- Brain-body interactions in systemic diseases: a survey from an imaging perspective.MedScience · 2026Review
- Trends, hotspots, and future directions of inflammation in age-related macular degeneration: A 20-year bibliometric study.Medicine · 2026Article
- Overproduction of 42 Amino Acids Long Amyloid Beta Leads to Activation of Secretory Autophagy and Development of Drusen-Like Structures Originating From Retinal Pigment Epithelium.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026Article
- Metabolomics of Ocular Tissues with High and Low Metabolic Activity.Metabolites · 2026Article
- The roles of glycerophospholipids in the aging retina and age-related macular degeneration.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Review
- RNA dysfunction in age-related macular degeneration: the role of U1 snRNP complex and neurodegenerative diseases.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2025Review
- Exploiting autophagy and related pathways: pioneering new horizons in cataract therapy.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2025Review
- Retinal Autophagy for Sustaining Retinal Integrity as a Proof of Concept for Age-Related Macular Degeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Natural products for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration: New insights focusing on mitochondrial quality control and cGAS/STING pathway.Journal of pharmaceutical analysis · 2025Review
- Phlorizin Protects Against Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Model.Biomolecules · 2025Article
- SMAD specific E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1 accelerates diabetic macular edema progression by WNT inhibitory factor 1.World journal of diabetes · 2025Article
- Retinal Pigment Epithelium Under Oxidative Stress: Chaperoning Autophagy and Beyond.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Thrombospondin 1 Mediates Autophagy Upon Inhibition of the Rho-Associated Protein Kinase Inhibitor.Cells · 2024Article
- Age-dependencies of the electroretinogram in healthy subjects.Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Aging of the eye: Lessons from cataracts and age-related macular degeneration.Ageing research reviews · 2024Review
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8 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex, degenerative and progressive eye disease that usually does not lead to complete blindness, but can result in severe loss of central vision. Risk factors for AMD include age, genetics, diet, smoking, oxidative stress and many cardiovascular-associated risk factors. Autophagy is a cellular housekeeping process that removes damaged organelles and protein aggregates, whereas heterophagy, in the case of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), is the phagocytosis of exogenous photoreceptor outer segments. Numerous studies have demonstrated that both autophagy and heterophagy are highly active in the RPE. To date, there is increasing evidence that constant oxidative stress impairs autophagy and heterophagy, as well as increases protein aggregation and causes inflammasome activation leading to the pathological phenotype of AMD. This review ties together these crucial pathological topics and reflects upon autophagy as a potential therapeutic target in AMD.
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