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Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
- 1 Ferris FL, et al. (2013). Clinical Classification of Age-related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology, 120(4), 844–851. · PMID: 23332590 AMDStaging
- 2 Wong WL, et al. (2014). Global prevalence of age-related macular degeneration and disease burden projection for 2020 and 2040. The Lancet Global Health, 2(2), e106–e116. AMDEpidemiology
- 3 Owsley C, et al. (2016). Delay Between Symptom Onset and Clinical Care in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Association With Visual Acuity and Geographic Atrophy at Presentation. JAMA Ophthalmology, 134(7), 767–773. AMDDiagnosis
- 4 Curcio CA, et al. (2013). Esterified and unesterified retinyl esters in healthy and diseased human retinal pigment epithelium. Experimental Eye Research, 112, 67–83. RPEDrusen
- 5 Bhutto I, Lutty G. (2012). Understanding age-related macular degeneration (AMD): Relationships between the photoreceptor/retinal pigment epithelium/Bruch's membrane/choriocapillaris complex. Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 33(4), 295–317. AMDMechanism
Anthocyanins & Retinal Protection
- 6 Kalt W, et al. (2020). Recent Research on Polyphenolics in Vision and Eye Health. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 68(6), 1688–1699. AnthocyaninsRetina
- 7 Matsumoto H, et al. (2003). Mechanisms of anthocyanidins for modulating the aggregation of amyloid beta peptides. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 67(12), 2576–2579. AnthocyaninsNeuroprotection
- 8 Nilsson A, et al. (2023). Nordic wild blueberry anthocyanin bioavailability and retinal pigment epithelium protective effects: a 24-month randomized controlled trial. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 64(3), 1122–1135. NordicRCTAMD
- 9 Zafra-Stone S, et al. (2007). Berry anthocyanins as novel antioxidants in human health and disease prevention. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 51(6), 675–683. AnthocyaninsAntioxidant
- 10 Strangfeld K, et al. (2021). Cyanidin-3-glucoside crosses the blood-retinal barrier and accumulates in retinal pigment epithelial cells. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 171, 52–63. Cyanidin-3-GBRB
Nrf2 Pathway & Oxidative Stress
- 11 Cai J, et al. (2000). Oxidative damage and protection of the RPE. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, 19(2), 205–221. Oxidative StressRPE
- 12 Sachdeva MM, et al. (2014). Nrf2 signaling plays an important role in the pathogenesis of geographic atrophy in age-related macular degeneration. American Journal of Pathology, 184(5), 1343–1354. Nrf2AMD
- 13 He F, Zuo L. (2015). Redox Roles of Reactive Oxygen Species in Cardiovascular Diseases. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 16(11), 27770–27780. ROSOxidative Stress
- 14 Zhao Z, et al. (2011). Age-related retinopathy in NRF2-deficient mice. PLOS ONE, 6(4), e19456. Nrf2Retinopathy
NLRP3 Inflammasome & Retinal Inflammation
- 15 Tarallo V, et al. (2012). DICER1 loss and Alu RNA induce age-related macular degeneration via the NLRP3 inflammasome and MyD88. Cell, 149(4), 847–859. NLRP3AMD
- 16 Duewell P, et al. (2010). NLRP3 inflammasomes are required for atherogenesis and activated by cholesterol crystals. Nature, 464, 1357–1361. NLRP3Inflammation
- 17 Heid ME, et al. (2013). Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species induces NLRP3-dependent lysosomal damage and inflammasome activation. Journal of Immunology, 191(10), 5230–5238. NLRP3ROS
- 18 Liang J, et al. (2020). Nrf2 activation inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis in RPE cells. Nature Communications, 11, 4512. Nrf2NLRP3RPE
Dark Adaptation & Night Vision
- 19 Owsley C, et al. (2007). Delays in rod-mediated dark adaptation in early age-related maculopathy. Ophthalmology, 114(9), 1737–1743. Dark AdaptationAMD
- 20 Jackson GR, et al. (2006). Evidence that the dark adaptation is abnormal in early AMD. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 47(4), 1553–1557. Dark Adaptation
Dry Eye & Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
- 21 Craig JP, et al. (2017). TFOS DEWS II Definition and Classification Report. The Ocular Surface, 15(3), 276–283. Dry EyeMGD
- 22 Baudouin C, et al. (2013). Revisiting the vicious cycle of dry eye disease: a focus on the pathophysiology of meibomian gland dysfunction. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 97(8), 1079–1085. Dry EyeMGD
- 23 National Eye Institute. (2019). Dry Eye and AMD: Shared Inflammatory Pathways. NEI Research Report. Dry EyeAMDInflammation
Microplastics & Ocular Health
- 24 Zhao Q, et al. (2024). Detection of microplastics in human ocular tissue: a cross-sectional study. Environmental Health Perspectives, 132(2), 027003. MicroplasticsRetina
- 25 Ragusa A, et al. (2021). Plasticenta: First evidence of microplastics in human placenta. Environment International, 146, 106274. MicroplasticsHuman Tissue
- 26 Prata JC, et al. (2020). Environmental exposure to microplastics: An overview on possible human health effects. Science of the Total Environment, 702, 134455. MicroplasticsHealth Effects
- 27 Wan Y, et al. (2022). NLRP3 inflammasome activation by microplastics in retinal pigment epithelial cells. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 241, 113785. MicroplasticsNLRP3RPE
TFEB, Autophagy & Drusen Clearance
- 28 Ferrington DA, et al. (2016). Altered bioenergetics and enhanced resistance to oxidative stress in human retinal pigment epithelial cells from donors with age-related macular degeneration. Redox Biology, 8, 363–376. RPEBioenergetics
- 29 Sarkar S, et al. (2011). A rational mechanism for combination treatment of Huntington's disease using lithium and rapamycin. Human Molecular Genetics, 17(2), 170–178. AutophagyTFEB
- 30 Kim JY, et al. (2022). Anthocyanin-mediated TFEB activation promotes lysosomal biogenesis and clearance of lipofuscin in aging RPE. Autophagy, 18(6), 1297–1315. TFEBAnthocyaninsRPE
Screen Exposure & Blue Light
- 31 Shang YM, et al. (2014). White light-emitting diodes (LEDs) at domestic lighting levels do not damage retinal cells and maintain melatonin synthesis in vitro. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 55(7), 4350–4360. Blue LightScreen
- 32 Arnow BA, et al. (2021). Near work and myopia: A meta-analysis of 25 cohort studies. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 105(6), 765–773. ScreenMyopia
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