AMD	Age-related macular degeneration
CNV	choroidal neovascularization
miRNA	microRNA
NV AMD	neovascular age-related macular degeneration
VEGFA	Vascular endothelial factor A
CFH	Complement Factor H
ARMS	age-related maculopathy susceptibility
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
VEGFR2	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
PKB	Protein kinase B
PERK	protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase
HIF1A	hypoxia-inducible factor-α
TGFβ	Transforming Growth Factor β
ARPE-19	Adult Retinal Pigment Epithelial cell line-19
TGFβR2	Transforming Growth Factor β Receptor 2
KDR	kinase insert domain receptor
VEGFR-2	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2
SPRED-1	Sprouty-related EVH1 domain-containing protein 1
RPE	Retinal pigment epithelium
HUVECS	Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
Limk2	LIM domain kinase 2
Pak4	p21-Activated kinase 4
Diaph1	homologs of Drosophila diaphanous
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
Scd2	stearoyl-CoA desaturase-2
TREM2	Triggering receptor expressed in myeloid/microglial cells-2
CNS	Central nervous system
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain enhancer of activated B cells
CHI3L1	Chitinase-3-like protein 1
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
mTORC1	mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1
EZR	ezrin
LAMP-1	lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1
NaIO3	Sodium iodate
Keap1	Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
Nrf2	Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
FasL	Fas Ligand
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
RGS4	regulator of G protein signaling 4
IL-6	interleukin 6
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
UVB	Ultraviolet B
iASPP	inhibitor of apoptosis stimulating protein of p53
apoB	apolipoprotein B
FOXO1	forkhead box protein O1
ASO	antisense oligonucleotides
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor α
HIF	hypoxia-inducible factor
OCT	Optical Coherence Tomography