KaarnirantaEyeLab

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) research team

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Autophagy in age-related macular degeneration https://t.co/XMd5hoHEgr

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Pinosylvin Extract Retinari™ Sustains Electrophysiological Function, Prevents Thinning of Retina, and Enhances Cellular Response to Oxidative Stress in NFE2L2 Knockout Mice. Oxidative Medicine Cellular Longevinity https://t.co/LfpBfMxdrf

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Serum Levels of Plasmalogens and Fatty Acid Metabolites Associate with Retinal Microangiopathy in Participants from the Finnish DPS. Vanessa Derenji de Mello, Tuomas Selander, Jaana Lindström, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Matti Uusitupa, Kai Kaarniranta. Nutrients https://t.co/ihjkJHsS1y

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Its EMT in AMD!
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related serum markers ET-1, IL-8 and TGF-β2 are elevated in a Finnish wet age-related macular degeneration cohort.
Liukkonen MPK, Paterno JJ, Kivinen N, Siintamo L, Koskela AKJ, Kaarniranta K. Acta Ophthalmol. 2021 Oct 26.

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Our recent publication
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