Age Related Macular Degeneration Immunology
Studies from University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute further understanding of age related macular degeneration immunology
Published in Proteomics Weekly, February 22nd, 2010
Research findings, '(Pro)renin receptor is expressed in human retinal pigment epithelium and participates in extracellular matrix remodeling,' are discussed in a new report. "The (pro)renin receptor (PRR) is believed to potentiate the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), conferring to prorenin, a likely pathological role at tissue level. The PRR has been identified in the microvascular endothelial cells of the retina, in which it seems to be involved in pathological neovascularization processes," scientists writing in the journal Experimental Eye Research report.
"In the present study, we sought to explore PRR expression and prorenin action in human retinal pigment...
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