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Model of oxidative stress and resulting protective or pathologic immune response. Through the antioxidant systems including the Nrf2 signaling system and the innate immune system’s activation by oxidation specific epitopes (OSEs) the retinal microenvironment can prevent itself from oxidative damage. When overwhelmed by exogenous stressors such as cigarette smoke, chronic inflammation may result leading to a pathologic immune response.
