Metabolic syndrome and the aging retina.
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DOI: 10.1097/icu.0000000000000747
Abstract: PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review explores metabolic syndrome (MetS) as a risk factor that accelerates aging in retinal neurons and may contribute to the neurodegeneration seen in glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON) and age-related macular degeneration… read more here.
Keywords: metabolic syndrome; ophthalmology; aging retina; syndrome aging ... See more keywords
Aging of the Retina: Molecular and Metabolic Turbulences and Potential Interventions.
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DOI: 10.1146/annurev-vision-100419-114940
Abstract: Multifaceted and divergent manifestations across tissues and cell types have curtailed advances in deciphering the cellular events that accompany advanced age and contribute to morbidities and mortalities. Increase in human lifespan during the past century… read more here.
Keywords: molecular metabolic; potential interventions; turbulences potential; retina molecular ... See more keywords
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in the Aging Retina
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DOI: 10.3390/biology8020031
Abstract: Mitochondria are central in retinal cell function and survival and they perform functions that are critical to cell function. Retinal neurons have high energy requirements, since large amounts of ATP are needed to generate membrane… read more here.
Keywords: dysfunction aging; dysfunction; biology; mitochondrial dysfunction ... See more keywords