Atorvastatin Promotes Phagocytosis and Attenuates Pro-Inflammatory Response in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells

Phagocytosis of daily shed photoreceptor outer segments is an important function of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and it is essential for retinal homeostasis. RPE dysfunction, especially impairment of its phagocytic ability, plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of age-related macular d...

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Autores principales: Tian, Bo, Al-Moujahed, Ahmad, Bouzika, Peggy, Hu, Yijun, Notomi, Shoji, Tsoka, Pavlina, Miller, Joan W., Lin, Haijiang, Vavvas, Demetrios G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5443823/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28539592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02407-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5443823/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28539592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02407-7

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