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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Outer retina micro-inflammation is driven by T cell responses prior to retinal degeneration in early age-related macular degeneration.

Lucas Stürzbecher, Hendrik Bartolomaeus, Theda U P Bartolomaeus, Sylvia Bolz, Andjela Sekulic, Marius Ueffing, Simon J Clark, Nadine Reichhart, Sergio Crespo-Garcia, Nicola Wilck and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Lucas StürzbecherExperimental Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Hendrik BartolomaeusExperimental and Clinical Research Center, a Cooperation of Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
Theda U P BartolomaeusExperimental and Clinical Research Center, a Cooperation of Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
Sylvia BolzInstitute for Ophthalmic Research, Department for Ophthalmology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Andjela SekulicExperimental Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Marius UeffingInstitute for Ophthalmic Research, Department for Ophthalmology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Simon J ClarkInstitute for Ophthalmic Research, Department for Ophthalmology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Nadine ReichhartExperimental Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Sergio Crespo-GarciaÉcole d'optométrie, University of Montreal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Nicola WilckExperimental and Clinical Research Center, a Cooperation of Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
Olaf StraußExperimental Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness with limited treatment options. Dysfunction of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a unifying salient feature of the pathology and a primary end-point damage leading to complications such as geographic atrophy (GA), which represents the most common end-stage of AMD. Methods: Human and murine ocular tissues were used for histological examinations. Furthermore, flow cytometry and gene expression analysis were used on ocular and splenic tissues of Results: We show the presence of memory T cells such as CD45RO Discussion: Our data support that activation and accumulation of memory T cells can be considered as a hallmark of early AMD, and that adaptive immunosenescence likely to contribute to the chronic inflammation associated with RPE damage and the progression to large lesions as seen in GA.

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Macular DegenerationRetinaRetinal Pigment EpitheliumT-LymphocytesAgedAnimalsCX3C Chemokine Receptor 1Disease Models, AnimalFemaleGeographic AtrophyHumansInflammationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLCX3C Chemokine Receptor 1adaptive immune systemage related macular degenerationgeographic atrophyneurodegenerationT cells

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PMID39975545
PMCPMC11835843

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