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. 2025 Nov 8;15(11):1571. doi: 10.3390/biom15111571
AMD Age-related Macular Degeneration
GA Geographic Atrophy
RPE Retinal Pigment Epithelium
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
FDA Food and Drug Administration
CFH Complement Factor H
ARMS2 Age-Related Maculopathy Susceptibility 2
HTRA1 HtrA serine peptidase 1
C3 Complement component 3
miRNAs microRNAs
MNU N-methyl-N-nitrosourea
ROS Reactive oxygen species
BAX Bcl-2-associated X protein
MCP Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein
GFAP Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
TIMP-3 Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-3
ECM Extracellular matrix
ANGP Angiopoietin
SAA Serum Amyloid A
CCL2 Chemokine ligand 2
EPO Erythropoietin
SCFAs Short-Chain Fatty Acids
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
AAE Aronia Anthocyanidin Extract
C-X3-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 1
VLDRL Very low-density lipoprotein receptor
8-OHDG 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine
IRAK-M interleukin-1 receptor–associated kinase M
AAV Adeno-Associated Virus
BrM Bruch’s membrane
SNP Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
MNV Macular Neovascularization
THBS2 Thrombospondin 2
DHA Docosahexaenoic Acid
CEP Carboxyethyl Pyrrole
MDA Malondialdehyde
CRP C-reactive protein
SMOC2 Secreted Modular Calcium-binding protein 2
SD-OCT Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
IRF Intraretinal Fluid
SRF Subretinal Fluid
PEDs Pigment Epithelial Detachments