Vitamin D rejuvenates aging eyes by reducing inflammation, clearing amyloid beta and improving visual function

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2382-2389

  Lee, Vivian ^a   Rekhi, Elissa ^a   Hoh Kam, Jaimie ^a   Jeffery, Glen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Macrophage; Retina

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; COLECALCIFEROL; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D;

A WAVE; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; LIGHT INTENSITY; LUMINANCE; MACROPHAGE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINITIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGING; AMYLOID BETA-PEPTIDES; ANIMALS; CHOLECALCIFEROL; FEMALE; MACROPHAGES; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RETINITIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84864392124     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: 15581497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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