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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

Endothelial TGFβ signaling modulates choroidal neovascularization severity via myeloid-endothelial cell interaction.

Anja Schlecht, Lisa Müllerbauer, Katja Fitz, Bianka Brunne, Nico Hofmann, Christian Müller, Jost Hillenkamp, Süleyman Ergün, Andreas Neueder, Barbara M Braunger

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Anja Schlecht *Institute of Neuroanatomy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Lisa Müllerbauer *Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Katja FitzInstitute of Neuroanatomy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Bianka BrunneInstitute of Neuroanatomy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Nico HofmannInstitute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Christian MüllerBioinformatics Core, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Jost HillenkampDepartment of Ophthalmology, Universitaetsklinikum Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Süleyman ErgünInstitute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Andreas NeuederInstitute for Molecular Neurogenetics, Center for Molecular Neurobiology (ZMNH), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Barbara M BraungerInstitute of Neuroanatomy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The blood-retinal barrier (BRB) is essential for maintaining retinal homeostasis, consequently its disruption contributes to pathological angiogenesis in diseases such as neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is considered as a hallmark of nAMD. These newly formed vessels break through the BRB leading to rapid and severe vision loss. Here, we investigated how endothelial TGFβ signaling interacts with mononuclear phagocytes (MP), such as microglia to regulate choroidal neovascularization (CNV). Methods: In this study, we used a laser-induced CNV model in mice with endothelial-specific Tgfbr2 deletion and concomitant MP depletion via PLX5622. Results: We demonstrate that loss of endothelial TGFβ signaling significantly exacerbates CNV. Strikingly, this effect is fully rescued by MP depletion. Transcriptome and RNA localization of CNV lesions identified fibrinogen alpha chain ( Discussion: These findings suggest a novel TGFβ-dependent interaction between endothelial cells and MP that promotes angiogenesis through microglia derived

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Cell CommunicationChoroidal NeovascularizationEndothelial CellsMyeloid CellsSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaAnimalsBlood-Retinal BarrierDisease Models, AnimalFibrinogenMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicrogliaReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IIFibrinogenReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IITgfbr2 protein, mouseTransforming Growth Factor betaage-related macular degenerationblood retinal barrierchoroidal neovascularizationendothelial cellsmicrogliamononuclear phagocytesTGFβ signaling

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PMID42433372
PMCPMC13349815

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