Distinct mouse models of Stargardt disease display differences in pharmacological targeting of ceramides and inflammatory responses

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Mutations in many visual cycle enzymes in photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells can lead to the chronic accumulation of toxic retinoid byproducts, which poison photoreceptors and the underlying RPE if left unchecked. Without a functional ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A, member 4 (ABCA4), there is an elevation of all- trans -retinal and prolonged buildup of all- trans -retinal adducts,...

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