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Clusterin and Complement Activation in Exfoliation Glaucoma
Author(s) -
Ivo Doudevski,
Agueda Rostagno,
Mary K. Cowman,
Jeffrey M. Liebmann,
Robert Ritch,
Jorge Ghiso
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.13-12941
Subject(s) - clusterin , complement system , vitronectin , inflammation , pseudoexfoliation syndrome , chemistry , colocalization , anaphylatoxin , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , glaucoma , immunology , biophysics , pathology , ophthalmology , biology , biochemistry , apoptosis , immune system , fibronectin , extracellular matrix
The study was done to better understand the biological significance of clusterin co-localization with the exfoliation deposits (XF deposits), and provide insight into a pathogenic mechanism involving activation of the complement system and its pro-inflammatory consequences in patients with exfoliation glaucoma.

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