Lipid Signaling in Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells Exposed to Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Conditions

TENCONI, P.E.; BERMUDEZ, V.; MATEOS, M.V. (AUTOR CORRESPONDIENTE); GIUSTO, N.M.

Retinal Degenerative Diseases. Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy

Springer Nature Switzerland

Año: 2019; p. 289 - 293

The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is amonolayer of pigmented cells whose functionis essential for the integrity of the retina and for visual function. Retinal diseases that eventually end in vision loss and blindness involve inflammation, oxidative stress (OS), and alterations in the RPE-photoreceptor cellular partnership. This chapter summarizes the role of lipid signaling pathways and lipidic molecules in RPE cells exposed to inflammatory and OS conditions. The modulation of these pathways in the RPE, through either enzyme inhibitorsor receptor stimulation or blockage, could open new therapeutic strategies for retinal degenerative diseases