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. 2025 May 27;15(6):771. doi: 10.3390/biom15060771
Abbreviation Definition
AMD Age-related Macular Degeneration
RPE Retinal Pigment Epithelial
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal Transition
ECM Extracellular Matrix
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
CNV Choroidal Neovascularization
TGF-β Transforming Growth Factor Beta
MET Mesenchymal–epithelial Transition
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
KRT8 Keratin 8
MnSOD Manganese Superoxide Dismutase
CSE Cigarette Smoke Extract
HIF Hypoxia-inducible Factor
PGF Placental Growth Factor
PINK1 PTEN Induced Kinase 1
RMNS Retrograde Mitochondrial Nuclear Signaling
PGC-1α Peroxisome proliferator-activated Receptor γ Coactivator-1α
CXCR5 C-X-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 5
CeO2-NP Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles
MiRNA MicroRNA
HucMSC-Exo Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes
MMPs Matrix Metalloproteinases
TIMPs MMP Tissue Inhibitors
CTGF Connective Tissue Growth Factor
FN Fibronectin
POSTN Periostin
FAK Focal Adhesion Kinase
TIMPs MMP Tissue Inhibitors
MAPK Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
NICD Extracellular and Intracellular Structural Domains
RAR Retinoic Acid Receptor
ERK Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase
CeO2-NPs Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles
hRPESC-RPE Human RPE Stem Cells