Current research of microinflammation on retinal degenerative diseases

• Main Authors: Meng-Mei He, Jian Zhou
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2021-06-01
• Series: Guoji Yanke Zazhi
• Subjects: retinal degenerative diseases; inflammation; inflammatory cytokines; biomarker
• Online Access: http://ies.ijo.cn/cn_publish/2021/6/202106011.pdf

Retinal degenerative diseases are kinds of leading cause of blindness characterized by photoreceptor apoptosis and progressive neuronal degeneration. A large body of research has shown the evidence of inflammation reaction in such diseases. Retinal neuroinflammation may be a main factor resulting in apoptosis of photoreceptors and neurodegeneration of retina. In addition, the inflammatory response is not only detected in the retina, but also in aqueous humor, vitreous and even in blood, which forms a persistently very low degree, and chronic inflammatory environment. In this review, we focus on the development of microinflammatory response and its predictor for disease outcomes.