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ReviewProgress in retinal and eye research2019

Immune regulation in the aging retina.

Mei Chen, Chang Luo, Jiawu Zhao, Gayathri Devarajan, Heping Xu

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Review in Progress in retinal and eye research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 178 papers.

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178citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

178 citing papers in PubMed, 309 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mei ChenCentre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, UK.
Chang LuoCentre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, UK; Aier Eye Institute, Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, China.
Jiawu ZhaoCentre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, UK.
Gayathri DevarajanInfection and Immunity, School of Medicine, University of Aberdeen, UK.
Heping XuCentre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, UK; Aier Eye Institute, Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, China. Electronic address: heping.xu@qub.ac.uk.
Queen's University Belfast · GBUniversity of Aberdeen · GB

Funding

The Dunhill Medical Trust R188/0211
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The retina is an immune privileged tissue, which is protected from external and internal insults by its blood-retina barriers and immune suppressive microenvironment. Apart from the avoidance and tolerance strategies, the retina is also protected by its own defense system, i.e., microglia and the complement system. The immune privilege and defense mechanisms work together to maintain retinal homeostasis. During aging, the retina is at an increased risk of developing various degenerative diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucomatous retinopathy. Previously, we have shown that aging induces a para-inflammatory response in the retina. In this review, we explore the impact of aging on retinal immune regulation and the connection between homeostatic control of retinal immune privilege and para-inflammation under aging conditions and present a view that may explain why aging puts the retina at risk of developing degenerative diseases.

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AgingRetinaRetinal DiseasesAnimalsBlood-Retinal BarrierEpithelial CellsHumansImmune PrivilegeInflammationMicrogliaNeuronsRetinal Pigment EpitheliumAgingBlood-retina barrierComplementInflammationMicrogliaRetinal degeneration

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PMID30352305
PMCPMC6373845
OpenAlexW2897831960

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