IL-1β induces rod degeneration through the disruption of retinal glutamate homeostasis
Abstract Background Age-related macular degeneration is characterized by the accumulation of subretinal macrophages and the degeneration of cones, but mainly of rods. We have previously shown that Mononuclear Phagocytes-derived IL-1β induces rod photoreceptor cell death during experimental subretina...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Neuroinflammation |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-019-1655-5 |