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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024

Exploring the role of granzyme B in subretinal fibrosis of age-related macular degeneration.

Karanvir Gill, Hyung-Suk Yoo, Harshini Chakravarthy, David J Granville, Joanne A Matsubara

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Granzyme B in age-related macular degeneration: mechanistic insights and therapeutic perspectives.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Karanvir GillDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Hyung-Suk YooDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Harshini ChakravarthyDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC, Canada.
David J GranvilleInternational Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Joanne A MatsubaraDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a prevalent and progressive degenerative disease of the macula, is the leading cause of blindness in elderly individuals in developed countries. The advanced stages include neovascular AMD (nAMD), characterized by choroidal neovascularization (CNV), leading to subretinal fibrosis and permanent vision loss. Despite the efficacy of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy in stabilizing or improving vision in nAMD, the development of subretinal fibrosis following CNV remains a significant concern. In this review, we explore multifaceted aspects of subretinal fibrosis in nAMD, focusing on its clinical manifestations, risk factors, and underlying pathophysiology. We also outline the potential sources of myofibroblast precursors and inflammatory mechanisms underlying their recruitment and transdifferentiation. Special attention is given to the potential role of mast cells in CNV and subretinal fibrosis, with a focus on putative mast cell mediators, tryptase and granzyme B. We summarize our findings on the role of GzmB in CNV and speculate how GzmB may be involved in the pathological transition from CNV to subretinal fibrosis in nAMD. Finally, we discuss the advantages and drawbacks of animal models of subretinal fibrosis and pinpoint potential therapeutic targets for subretinal fibrosis.

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FibrosisGranzymesMacular DegenerationAnimalsChoroidal NeovascularizationHumansMast CellsRetinaGranzymesage-related macular degeneration (AMD)choroidal neovascularizationgranzyme Bimmunologyinflammationmast cellretinal pigment epithelium (RPE)subretinal fibrosis

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PMID39091492
PMCPMC11291352

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