Deficits in Monocyte Function in Age Related Macular Degeneration: A Novel Systemic Change Associated With the Disease

Deficits in Monocyte Function in Age Related Macular Degeneration: A Novel Systemic Change Associated With the Disease

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is characterized by the accumulation of debris in the posterior eye. In this study we evaluated peripheral blood monocyte phagocytic function at various stages of AMD and in aged matched control participants. Real-time tri-color flow cytometry was used to quant...

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Main Authors: Ben J. Gu, Xin Huang, Pavan K. Avula, Emily Caruso, Candace Drysdale, Kirstan A. Vessey, Amber Ou, Christopher Fowler, Tian-Hua Liu, Yong Lin, Adam Horton, Colin L. Masters, James S. Wiley, Robyn H. Guymer, Erica L. Fletcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
monocytes
phagocytosis
drusen
reticular pseudodrusen
glatiramer acetate
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.634177/full

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