Substances for the treatment and prophylaxis of macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is differentiated into a ?dry? and a ?wet? form of progression. With approx. 85 % of cases, dry AMD occurs far more often. With this form of the disease, over a period of several years, loss of light-sensitive cells in the retina occurs. One cause, amongst others, is the accumulation of a retinoid component, A2E (N-retinyl-N-retinylidene ethanolamine) in the macular region, above all in RPE cells (retinal pigment epithelial cells). That A2E induces apoptosis in RPE cells is known.<br><br>
In this context, new substances are introduced which bind A2E (N-retinyl-N-retinylidene ethanolamine) and prevent the apoptosis induced by A2E in RPE cells (retinal pigment epithelial cells). These new substances are suitable for the (acute) treatment and prophylaxis of patients with dry AMD, whereby the success of the treatment can be determined easily by a decrease of lipofuscin fluorescence in the macula.
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