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  • 简介:Age-relatedmaculardegeneration(AMD)causesirreversiblelossofcentralvisionforwhichthereisnoeffectivetreatment.IncipientpathologyisthoughttooccurintheretinaformanyyearsbeforeAMDmanifestsfrommidlifeonwardstoaffectalargeproportionoftheelderly.Althoughgeneticaswellasnon-genetic/environmentalrisksarerecognized,itscomplexaetiologymakesitdifficulttoidentifysusceptibility,orindeedwhattypeofAMDdevelopsorhowquicklyitprogressesindifferentindividuals.HerewesummarizetheliteraturedescribinghowtheAlzheimer's-linkedamyloidbeta(Aβ)groupofmisfoldingproteinsaccumulateintheretina.ThediscoveryofthiskeydriverofAlzheimer'sdiseaseinthesenescentretinawasunexpectedandsurprising,enablinganaltogetherdifferentperspectiveofAMD.WearguethatAβfundamentallydiffersfromothersubstanceswhichaccumulateintheageingretina,anddiscussourlatestfindingsfromamousemodelinwhichphysiologicalamountsofAβweresubretinally-injectedtorecapitulatesalientfeaturesofearlyAMDwithinashortperiod.OurdiscoveriesaswellasthoseofotherssuggestthepatternofAβaccumulationandpathologyindonoraged/AMDtissuesarecloselyreproducedinmice,includinglate-stageAMDphenotypes,whichmakesthemhighlyattractivetostudydynamicaspectsofAβ-mediatedretinopathy.Furthermore,wediscussourfindingsrevealinghowAβbehavesatsingle-cellresolution,andconsiderthelong-termimplicationsforneuroretinalfunction.WeproposeAβasakeyelementinswitchingtoadiseasedretinalphenotype,whichisnowbeingusedasabiomarkerforlatestageAMD.

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  • 简介:水可分散的银nanoparticles(AgNps)用thiacalix被准备[4]arenetetrahydrazide(TCTH)作为一个减少并且稳定的代理人。TCTH-AgNps被表面电浆子回声(SPR)描绘,传播电子显微镜学(TEM)和精力散X光检查(EDX)。相对一致20?nmTCTH-AgNps的球形的粒子高效地在5-9并且从10-40的一个pH范围上被形成??甠瑬慲潳楮慣楴湯???€敆??

  • 标签: 银 nanoparticles 荧光灯传感器 比色的传感器 arene