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Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Senescence in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium of NFE2L2/PGC-1α Double Knock-Out Mice.
International journal of molecular sciences - 8 Feb 2021
Blasiak Janusz, Koskela Ali, Pawlowska Elzbieta, Liukkonen Mikko, Ruuth Johanna, Toropainen Elisa, Hyttinen Juha M T, Viiri Johanna, Eriksson John E, Xu Heping, Chen Mei, Felszeghy Szabolcs, Kaarniranta Kai
Abstract excerpt
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most prevalent form of irreversible blindness worldwide in the elderly population. In our previous studies, we found that deficiencies in the nuclear factor, erythroid 2 like 2 (NFE2L2) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-α (PGC-1α) genes caused AMD-like pathological phenotypes in mice. In the present work, we show hijacked...
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