Iron Toxicity in the Retina Requires Alu RNA and the NLRP3 Inflammasome

Iron Toxicity in the Retina Requires Alu RNA and the NLRP3 Inflammasome

Excess iron induces tissue damage and is implicated in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Iron toxicity is widely attributed to hydroxyl radical formation through Fenton’s reaction. We report that excess iron, but not other Fenton catalytic metals, induces activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome,...

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Main Authors: Bradley D. Gelfand, Charles B. Wright, Younghee Kim, Tetsuhiro Yasuma, Reo Yasuma, Shengjian Li, Benjamin J. Fowler, Ana Bastos-Carvalho, Nagaraj Kerur, Annette Uittenbogaard, Youn Seon Han, Dingyuan Lou, Mark E. Kleinman, W. Hayes McDonald, Gabriel Núñez, Philippe Georgel, Joshua L. Dunaief, Jayakrishna Ambati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124715005495

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