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ReviewExperimental eye research2016

Molecular mechanisms of subretinal fibrosis in age-related macular degeneration.

Keijiro Ishikawa, Ram Kannan, David R Hinton

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Review in Experimental eye research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 148 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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148citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

148 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 225 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Long-term analysis of fibrosis in neovascular age-related macular degeneration: A 7-year follow-up.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  20. Management of fibrosis in neovascular age-related macular degeneration.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Keijiro IshikawaArnold and Mabel Beckman Macular Research Center, Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Ram KannanArnold and Mabel Beckman Macular Research Center, Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
David R HintonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: dhinton@usc.edu.
Doheny Eye Institute · USUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

VISION RESEARCHP30EY003040 · NEI · DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE · PI SUN, DEMING · 1985 to 2013
$7.0M
EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO MACULOPATHYR01EY001545 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI HINTON, DAVID R. · 1985 to 2016
$6.0M
NEI NIH HHS EY01545NEI NIH HHS EY03040NEI NIH HHS P30 EY003040NEI NIH HHS R01 EY001545
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Subretinal fibrosis is a result of a wound healing response that follows choroidal neovascularization in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). Although anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy has become a standard treatment that improves visual acuity in many nAMD patients, unsuccessful treatment outcomes have often been attributed to the progression of subretinal fibrosis. In this review, we summarize the cellular and extracellular components of subretinal fibrous membranes and also discuss the possible molecular mechanisms including the functional involvement of growth factors and the inflammatory response in the process. Moreover, we present an murine animal model of subretinal fibrosis that might facilitate greater understanding of the pathophysiology and the development of novel therapeutic strategies for the inhibition of subretinal fibrosis in nAMD.

Indexed as

Macular DegenerationAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionExtracellular MatrixFibrosisIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMolecular Targeted TherapyRetinal Pigment EpitheliumAngiogenesis InhibitorsCytokinesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsEpithelial–mesenchymal transitionExtracellular matrixGrowth factorLaser-induced choroidal neovascularizationMacrophageMatricellular proteinMyofibroblastsSubretinal scar

Identifiers

PMID25773985
PMCPMC4568171
OpenAlexW2032749652

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