Progesterone Attenuates Microglial-Driven Retinal Degeneration and Stimulates Protective Fractalkine-CX3CR1 Signaling.

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a degenerative disease leading to photoreceptor cell loss. Mouse models of RP, such as the rd10 mouse (B6.CXBl-Pde6brd10/J), have enhanced our understanding of the disease, allowing for development of potential therapeutics. In 2011, our group first demonstrated that the...

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Main Authors: Sarah L Roche, Alice C Wyse-Jackson, Violeta Gómez-Vicente, Pedro Lax, Ana M Ruiz-Lopez, Ashleigh M Byrne, Nicolás Cuenca, Thomas G Cotter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5096718?pdf=render