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ArticleInternational journal of inflammation2013

The role of the immune response in age-related macular degeneration.

Scott M Whitcup, Akrit Sodhi, John P Atkinson, V Michael Holers, Debasish Sinha, Bärbel Rohrer, Andrew D Dick

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Article in International journal of inflammation, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
15.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 99 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Scott M WhitcupAllergan, Inc., 2525 Dupont Drive, Irvine, CA 92612, USA.
Akrit Sodhi
John P Atkinson
V Michael Holers
Debasish Sinha
Bärbel Rohrer
Andrew D Dick
Johns Hopkins University · USAllergan (United States) · USMedical University of South Carolina · USMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Colorado Denver · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Viral Discovery in Rheumatoid ArthritisP30AR048335 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI HSIEH, CHYI S · 2001 to 2015
$8.9M
Translational Research Skills Development CoreU54HL112303 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SADLER, J EVAN · 2012 to 2016
$8.8M
A novel bA3/A1-crystallin gene mutation results in persistent fetal vasculatureR01EY019037 · NEI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SINHA, DEBASISH · 2008 to 2015
$4.1M
Complement Receptor One (CRI): Structure/FunctionR01AI041592 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ATKINSON, JOHN · 1997 to 2013
$3.9M
INTRACELLULAR C3 PROTEINS: SOURCE, COMPOSITION, TRAFFICKING AND FUNCTIONR01GM099111 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ATKINSON, JOHN · 2011 to 2019
$2.7M
Alternative Pathway of Complement Activation in Age-Related Macular DegenerationR01EY019320 · NEI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI ROHRER, BAERBEL · 2010 to 2014
$2.1M
HIF dysregulation as a novel genetic model to study retinal neovascular disease.K08EY021189 · NEI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SODHI, AKRIT SINGH · 2011 to 2015
$898k
A CRYSTALLIN MUTATION WITH ABNORMAL ASTROCYTES AND RETINAL VESSELSR01EY018636 · NEI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SINHA, DEBASISH · 2009 to 2010
$820k
Complement Factor H Haplotypes and Smoking in Age-Related Macular DegenerationI01RX000444 · VA · RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Baerbel Rohrer · 2011 to 2026
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in developed countries; with the aging population, the negative health impacts and costs of the disease will increase dramatically over the next decade. Although the exact cause of AMD is unknown, genetic studies have implicated the complement system as well as other immune responses in disease pathogenesis and severity. Furthermore, histologic studies have shown the presence of macrophages, lymphocytes, and mast cells, as well as fibroblasts, in both atrophic lesions and with retinal neovascularization. This review summarizes discussions from the fifth annual conference of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Initiative for Macular Research by the Inflammation and Immune Response Task Force. These deliberations focused on the role of inflammatory immune responses, including complement, inflammasomes, adaptive immune responses, and para-inflammation, unanswered questions and studies to address these questions, and potential immune-related therapeutic targets for AMD.

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PMID23762772
PMCPMC3676958
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