Loss of NRF-2 and PGC-1α genes leads to retinal pigment epithelium damage resembling dry age-related macular degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a multi-factorial disease that is the leading cause of irreversible and severe vision loss in the developed countries. It has been suggested that the pathogenesis of dry AMD involves impaired protein degradation in retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE). RPE...

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Main Authors: Szabolcs Felszeghy, Johanna Viiri, Jussi J. Paterno, Juha M.T. Hyttinen, Ali Koskela, Mei Chen, Henri Leinonen, Heikki Tanila, Niko Kivinen, Arto Koistinen, Elisa Toropainen, Marialaura Amadio, Adrian Smedowski, Mika Reinisalo, Mateusz Winiarczyk, Jerzy Mackiewicz, Maija Mutikainen, Anna-Kaisa Ruotsalainen, Mikko Kettunen, Kimmo Jokivarsi, Debasish Sinha, Kati Kinnunen, Goran Petrovski, Janusz Blasiak, Geir Bjørkøy, Ari Koskelainen, Heli Skottman, Arto Urtti, Antero Salminen, Ram Kannan, Deborah A. Ferrington, Heping Xu, Anna-Liisa Levonen, Pasi Tavi, Anu Kauppinen, Kai Kaarniranta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Redox Biology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231718306050