The Long Pentraxin PTX3 as a New Biomarker and Pharmacological Target in Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Retinopathy

• Main Authors: Matteo Stravalaci (Author), Mariantonia Ferrara (Author), Varun Pathak (Author), Francesca Davi (Author), Barbara Bottazzi (Author), Alberto Mantovani (Author), Reinhold J. Medina (Author), Mario R. Romano (Author), Antonio Inforzato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Age related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) are multifactorial, neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases of the eye primarily involving cellular and molecular components of the outer and inner blood-retina barriers (BRB), respectively. Largely contributed by genetic facto...