@inbook{8514b9c284c44fe395bdcf08af77c084,
title = "Inflammation-induced photoreceptor cell death",
abstract = "Neuroinflammation is an important aspect of many diseases of the eye, and experimental animal models have been widely used to determine its impact on retinal homeostasis and neuron survival. Physical separation of the neurosensory retina from the underlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) results in activation and infiltration of macrophages. Numerous studies have shown the critical role of macrophages in retinal disease processes. In retinal detachment, accumulation of macrophages in the subretinal space is associated with changes in cytokine and chemokine profile which lead to photoreceptor cell death. Targeted disruption of macrophage chemotaxis significantly reduces retinal detachment-induced photoreceptor degeneration. Apoptosis is the predominant mechanism of cell death; however regulated necrosis is also a contributor of photoreceptor loss. Therefore, effective neuroprotective approaches could integrate combined inhibition of both apoptotic and regulated necrosis pathways.",
keywords = "Macrophages, Neuroinflammation, Photoreceptor degeneration, Retinal detachment",
author = "Abdoulaye Sene and Apte, {Rajendra S.}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgements This work was supported by the Foundation Fighting Blindness Travel Fellowship, The Starr Foundation, The Jeffrey Fort Innovation Fund, a Research to Prevent Blindness Physician Scientist Award (RSA) and a Research to Prevent Blindness Nelson Trust Award for Retinitis Pigmentosa. The Department of Ophthalmology, Washington University School of Medicine, is supported by an unrestricted grant from the Research to Prevent Blindness, NewYork City, NY. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018, Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature.",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-75402-4_25",
language = "English",
series = "Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology",
publisher = "Springer New York LLC",
pages = "203--208",
booktitle = "Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology",
}