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Growth factors and their receptors are upregulated during retinal degeneration as an intrinsic tissue response that may protect remaining photoreceptors (Harada et al., 2002;Wen et al., 1995;Yu et al., 2004).Growth factor delivery to animal models of retinal degeneration leads to various degrees of preservation of photoreceptor morphology and function (Chaum, 2003). A major class of neuroprotective growth factors in the retina are the neurotrophinsNGF, BDNF, NT3 and NT4/5. Therapeutic use of these molecules is complicated by their ability to activate pro-death as well as pro-survival pathways.
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Hackam, A.S. (2008). Regulation of Neurotrophin Expression and Activity in the Retina. In: Anderson, R.E., LaVail, M.M., Hollyfield, J.G. (eds) Recent Advances in Retinal Degeneration. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 613. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74904-4_40
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