Deletion of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor AHR in Mice Leads to Subretinal Accumulation of Microglia and RPE Atrophy
Author(s) -
SooYoung Kim,
Hyun-Jin Yang,
Yi-Sheng Chang,
Jung-Woong Kim,
Matthew Brooks,
Emily Y. Chew,
Wai T. Wong,
Robert N. Fariss,
Rivka A. Rachel,
Tiziana Cogliati,
Haohua Qian,
Anand Swaroop
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.14-15091
Subject(s) - aryl hydrocarbon receptor , microglia , retina , glial fibrillary acidic protein , retinal , electroretinography , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , endocrinology , immunohistochemistry , inflammation , neuroscience , medicine , immunology , transcription factor , biochemistry , gene
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand-activated nuclear receptor that regulates cellular response to environmental signals, including UV and blue wavelength light. This study was undertaken to elucidate AHR function in retinal homeostasis.
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