摘要
Clinical ophthalmologists consider each retinal disease as a completely unique entity.However,various retinal diseases,such as uveitis,age-related macular degeneration,diabetic retinopathy,and primary open-angle glaucoma,share a number of common pathogenetic pathways.Whether a retinal disease initiates from direct injury to the blood-retinal barrier(BRB)or a defect/injury to retinal neurons or glia that impairs the BRB secondarily,the BRB is a pivotal point in determining the prognosis as self-limiting and recovering,or developing and progressing to a clinical phenotype.The present review summarizes our current knowledge on the physiology and cellular and molecular pathology of the BRB,which underlies its pivotal role in the initiation and development of common retinal diseases.
基金
grants from the Major Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)-Guangdong Province Joint Fund(No.3030902113080)
the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province(No.303090100502050-18)
the Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project(Nos.201803040020 and 201903010065)。
