Article
A Pilot Application of an iTRAQ-Based Proteomics Screen Estimates the Effects of Cigarette Smokers' Serum on RPE Cells With AMD High-Risk Alleles.
Translational vision science & technology - 1 Feb 2022
Cai Bincui, Zhang Zhe, Sun Shuo, Lin Tingting, Ke Yifeng, Li Zhiqing, Yang Jin, Li Xiaorong
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to explore whether there are interactions between genetic (ARMS2/HTRA1) and environmental factors (cigarette smoking) in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS: Primary human retinal pigment epithelial (hRPE) cells were obtained from four donors' eyes with AMD high-risk ARMS2/HTRA1 alleles, and two donors' eyes with wild-type alleles were used as...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
