Lutein Leads to a Decrease of Factor D Secretion by Cultured Mature Human Adipocytes

Purpose. Complement plays an important role in the pathogenesis of age related macular degeneration (AMD) and trials are currently being conducted to investigate the effect of complement inhibition on AMD progression. We previously found that the plasma level of factor D (FD), which is the rate limi...

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Main Authors: Yuan Tian, Aize Kijlstra, Johan Renes, Martin Wabitsch, Carroll A. B. Webers, Tos T. J. M. Berendschot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/430741
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