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Peripheral monocytes and neutrophils promote photoreceptor cell death in an experimental retinal detachment model

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CELL DEATH & DISEASE
Volume 14, Issue 12, Pages -

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SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-06350-6

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Photoreceptor cell degeneration and immune cell infiltration are two major events in retinal degeneration. This study identified neutrophils and monocytes as the predominant peripheral immune cell populations infiltrating the detached retina, and targeted depletion of these immune cells showed neuroprotective effects on photoreceptor cells.
Photoreceptor cell death and immune cell infiltration are two major events that contribute to retinal degeneration. However, the relationship between these two events has not been well delineated, primarily because of an inadequate understanding of the immunological processes involved in photoreceptor degeneration, especially that of peripheral leukocytes that infiltrate the subretinal space and retinal tissues. In this work, we characterized the role of leukocyte infiltration within the detached retina. We observed that CD45+ CD11b+ Ly6G+ neutrophils and CD45+ CD11b+ Ly6G- Ly6C+ monocytes are the predominant peripheral immune cell populations that infiltrate the retinal and subretinal space after detachment. Selective depletion of monocytes or neutrophils using cell-specific targeting is neuroprotective for photoreceptors. These results indicate that peripheral innate immune cells contribute to photoreceptor degeneration, and targeting these immune cell populations could be therapeutic during retinal detachment.

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