Induction of Ocular Complement Activation by Inflammatory Stimuli and Intraocular Inhibition of Complement Factor D in Animal Models
Author(s) -
Maura Crowley,
Omar Delgado,
Adrian Will-Orrego,
Natasha Buchanan,
Karen Anderson,
Bruce Jaffee,
Thaddeus P. Dryja,
Sha-Mei Liao
Publication year - 2018
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.17-22605
Subject(s) - complement system , factor h , complement factor b , lipopolysaccharide , tlr4 , alternative complement pathway , complement factor i , complement component 2 , complement component 5 , medicine , immunology , complement component 3 , antibody , complement membrane attack complex , complement control protein , receptor , inflammation
Genome-wide association studies suggest a role for the complement system in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). We characterized ocular complement activation and evaluated a complement factor D (FD) neutralizing antibody.
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