Autophagy: A Role in the Apoptosis, Survival, Inflammation, and Development of the Retina

• Published in: Ophthalmic research Vol. 61; no. 2; p. 65
• Main Authors: Lin, Wen, Xu, Guoxing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Retina; Autophagy; Survival; Apoptosis

Autophagy is a lysosomal degradation process that maintains cellular homeostasis by removing dysfunctional organelles and unfolded proteins. Increasing evidence has shown that autophagy proteins are involved in retinal physiology and pathology and that defective autophagy contributes to retinal dege...