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The TSPO-NOX1 axis controls phagocyte-triggered pathological angiogenesis in the eye
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2020.
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Abstract
- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of blindness in the elderly. Here, the authors show that microglia-specific deletion of TSPO and chemical inhibition of TSPO prevent neuroinflammation and vascular damage in a mouse model of AMD.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.2f3c188a202d4b068ecd2781ac80e7eb
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16400-8