ReviewRomanian journal of ophthalmology
Lipofuscin: a key compound in ophthalmic practice.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Machine Learning-Based Classification of Active and Latent Phases of Inherited Retinal Dystrophies Using Synthetic Proteomic Data: A Pathway-Based Application Exercise.Healthcare informatics research · 2026Article
- A Self-Assembling Senolytic Prodrug with Enhanced Bioavailability and Selective Activation for Targeting Senescent Retinal Pigment Epithelium.Biomaterials research · 2025Article
- Lipofuscin-like autofluorescence within microglia and its impact on studying microglial engulfment.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Antioxidants Prevent Iron Accumulation and Lipid Peroxidation, but Do Not Correct Autophagy Dysfunction or Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in Cellular Models of BPAN.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Vicious cycle of lipid peroxidation and iron accumulation in neurodegeneration.Neural regeneration research · 2023Review
- Proteostasis in aging-associated ocular disease.Molecular aspects of medicine · 2022Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Lipofuscin is an intracellular aging pigment with fluorescent properties, found in retinal pigment epithelium cells of the eye. It is the main fluorophore used in fundus autofluorescence imaging techniques to diagnose, describe, and follow retinal disease. Lipofuscin forms by incomplete lysosomal degradation of cellular material previously subjected to oxidative changes. A2E is the most studied fluorescent component of lipofuscin, but most of its composition remains unknown. Lipofuscin is photoreactive, generating reactive oxygen species, which may explain its role in disease development. Further knowledge is needed concerning lipofuscin genesis, biochemical composition, fluorescent compounds, and role in pathogenesis of retinal degenerative disease.
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