Review
Research progress of pyroptosis in the pathogenesis of retinal diseases
Li Xinyu, Jiang Feng, Wang Ying
Published 2022-11-25
Cite as Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis, 2022, 38(11): 949-953. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn511434-20210409-00187
Abstract
Pyroptosis is an inflammatory form of programmed cell death, including canonical and non-canonical pyroptosis pathway. Studies on pyroptosis have been reported in a variety of retinal diseases, but they are more focused on common diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. Many retinal diseases are difficult to treat because of the complexity of their etiology and pathogenesis. The discovery of pyroptosis has brought new content to the pathogenesis of these diseases, and also pointed a new direction for the treatment. Pyroptosis does not occur independently, and it is related to apoptosis and autophagy, but the specific mechanism is not clear. However, the most important biomolecule in the process of pyroptosis have been basically determined, and some methods can be used to interfere with pyroptosis, which has obtained preliminary achievement, suggesting that inhibition of pyroptosis may be a new direction for the treatment of retinal diseases and has broad research prospects.
Key words:
Pyroptosis; Diabetic retinopathy; Macular degeneration; Review
Contributor Information
Li Xinyu
Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha 410015, China
Jiang Feng
Department of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
Wang Ying
Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha 410015, China
Shenyang Aier Eye Hospital, Shenyang 110000, China