Macular degeneration associated with age. Part I: epidemiology, pathogenesis, genetics aspects and prevention
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age-related macular degeneration, macula, retinal diseases
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Macular degeneration associated with age is a leading cause of central vision loss. The disease process involves macular region of the retina and in the course of disease progression leads to a significant deterioration of visual acuity and thus and quality of life. The patient loses the opportunity to practice their profession yet, reading, watching TV or driving. This condition is significantly associated with aging and degeneration of tissues usually occurs after age of 50 years. Only a few years ago, introduced for the treatment of pharmaceuticals and other therapeutic approaches which substantially improved the prognosis for the behavior of the useful field of vision. The breakthrough discovery was clinically confirmed inhibition endothelial growth factor, causing neovascularization, which resulted in the lack of growth of abnormal vessels and as a result protect not only against the decrease in visual acuity, but even this function improved. It was a real revolution in ophthalmology, which gave patients hope for a full recovery. Is the cure possible? Is it only for a short time the disease does not progress? Spend that knowledge about the genetic basis, pathophysiology, possible use of new drugs and the use of all methods of treatment including surgery used in the appropriate stage of development of the disease we are getting closer to achieving therapeutic success. But this success is to stop disease progression and not a complete cure of the full recovery of visual acuity.
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51. Ding X, Patel M, Chan CC. Molecular pathology of age-related macular degeneration. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2009; 28(1): 1-18.
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53. Baird PN, Richardson AJ, Robman LD et al. Apolipoprotein (APOE) gene is associated with progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Hum Mutat. 2006; 27(4): 337-42.
54. Zareparsi S, Reddick AC, Branham KE et al. Association of apolipoprotein E alleles with susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration in a large cohort from a single center. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2004; 45(5): 1306-10.
55. Klein ML, Francis PJ, Rosner B et al. CFH and LOC387715/ARMS2 genotypes and treatment with antioxidants and zinc for age-related macular degeneration. Ophthalmology. 2008; 115(6): 1019-25.
56. Brantley MA Jr., Fang AM, King JM. Association of complement factor H and LOC387715 genotypes with response of exudative age-related macular degeneration to intravitreal bevacizumab. Ophthalmology. 2007; 114(12): 2168-73.
57. Goverdhan SV, Hannan S, Newsom RB. An analysis of the CFH Y402H genotype in AMD patients and controls from the UK, and response to PDT treatment. Eye (London). 2008; 22(6): 849-54.
58. Brantley MA Jr., Edelstein SL, King JM et al. Association of complement factor H and LOC387715 genotypes with response of exudative age-related macular degeneration to photodynamic therapy. Eye (London). 2009; 23(3): 626-31.
59. Hogg RE, Chakravarthy U. Visual function and dysfunction in early and late age-related maculopathy. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2006; 25(3): 249-76.
60. de Jong PT. Age-related macular degeneration. N Engl J Med. 2006; 355(14): 1474-85.
61. Andreoli CM, Miller JW. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for ocular neovascular disease. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2007; 18(6): 502-8.
62. Semenza GL. Vasculogenesis, angiogenesis, and arteriogenesis: mechanisms of blood vessel formation and remodeling. J Cell Biochem. 2007; 102(4): 840-7.
63. Seddon JM, Francis PJ, George S et al. Association of CFH Y402H and LOC387715 A69S with progression of age-related macular degeneration. JAMA. 2007; 297(16): 1793-800.
64. Grossniklaus HE, Green WR. Choroidal neovascularization. Am J Ophthalmol. 2004; 137(3): 496-503.
65. Yannuzzi LA, Freund KB, Takahashi BS. Review of retinal angiomatous proliferation or type 3 neovascularization. Retina. 2008; 28(3): 375-84.
66. Wang J, Ohno-Matsui K, Yoshida T et al. Amyloid-beta up-regulates complement factor B in retinal pigment epithelial cells through cytokines released from recruited macrophages/microglia: Another mechanism of complement activation in age-related macular degeneration. J Cell Physiol. 2009; 220(1): 119-28.
67. Oh H, Takagi H, Takagi C et al. The potential angiogenic role of macrophages in the formation of choroidal neovascular membranes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1999; 40(9): 1891-8.
68. Steen B, Sejersen S, Berglin L et al. Matrix metalloproteinases and metalloproteinase inhibitors in choroidal neovascular membranes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1998; 39(11): 2194-200.
69. Amin R, Puklin JE, Frank RN. Growth factor localization in choroidal neovascular membranes of age-related macular degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1994; 35(8): 3178-88.
70. Hangai M, Murata T, Miyawaki N et al. Angiopoietin-1 upregulation by vascular endothelial growth factor in human retinal pigment epithelial cells. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2001; 42(7): 1617-25.
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