NLRP3 and autophagy in retinal ganglion cell inflammation in age-related macular degeneration: potential therapeutic implications
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Ming Zhang. Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. mingzhangdoctor@163.com

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Supported by the Project of Sichuan Medical Association (No.S22058); National Key R&D Project (No.2018YFC1106103).

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    Retinal degenerative diseases were a large group of diseases characterized by the primary death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Recent studies had shown an interaction between autophagy and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor 3 (NLRP3) inflammasomes, which may affect RGCs in retinal degenerative diseases. The NLRP3 inflammasome was a protein complex that, upon activation, produces caspase-1, mediating the apoptosis of retinal cells and promoting the occurrence and development of retinal degenerative diseases. Upregulated autophagy could inhibit NLRP3 inflammasome activation, while inhibited autophagy can promote NLRP3 inflammasome activation, which leaded to the accelerated emergence of drusen and lipofuscin deposition under the neurosensory retina. The activated NLRP3 inflammasome could further inhibit autophagy, thus forming a vicious cycle that accelerated the damage and death of RGCs. This review discussed the relationship between NLRP3 inflammasome and autophagy and its effects on RGCs in age-related macular degeneration, providing a new perspective and direction for the treatment of retinal diseases.

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Xiao-Li Wang, Yun-Xia Gao, Qiong-Zhen Yuan, et al. NLRP3 and autophagy in retinal ganglion cell inflammation in age-related macular degeneration: potential therapeutic implications. Int J Ophthalmol, 2024,17(8):1531-1544

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  • Received:November 30,2023
  • Revised:April 22,2024
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  • Online: July 23,2024
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