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ReviewMediators of inflammation2015

Contribution of microglia-mediated neuroinflammation to retinal degenerative diseases.

Maria H Madeira, Raquel Boia, Paulo F Santos, António F Ambrósio, Ana R Santiago

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Review in Mediators of inflammation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 140 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Maria H MadeiraCentre of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3004-548 Coimbra, Portugal.
Raquel BoiaCentre of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3004-548 Coimbra, Portugal.
Paulo F SantosCentre of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3004-548 Coimbra, Portugal ; Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
António F AmbrósioCentre of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3004-548 Coimbra, Portugal ; Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; AIBILI, Coimbra, Portugal.
Ana R SantiagoCentre of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3004-548 Coimbra, Portugal ; Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; AIBILI, Coimbra, Portugal.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinal degenerative diseases are major causes of vision loss and blindness worldwide and are characterized by chronic and progressive neuronal loss. One common feature of retinal degenerative diseases and brain neurodegenerative diseases is chronic neuroinflammation. There is growing evidence that retinal microglia, as in the brain, become activated in the course of retinal degenerative diseases, having a pivotal role in the initiation and propagation of the neurodegenerative process. A better understanding of the events elicited and mediated by retinal microglia will contribute to the clarification of disease etiology and might open new avenues for potential therapeutic interventions. This review aims at giving an overview of the roles of microglia-mediated neuroinflammation in major retinal degenerative diseases like glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy.

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Diabetic RetinopathyGlaucomaHumansInflammationMacular DegenerationMicrogliaNeurodegenerative DiseasesRetinaRetinal Degeneration

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PMID25873768
PMCPMC4385698

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