Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of central vision loss. Immunofluorescence and gene expression studies in human donor eyes have shown that choriocapillaris endothelial cells (CECs) are lost before retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) degeneration, leaving extracellular matrix–filled empty lumens known as ghost vessels. To investigate disease mechanisms, we generated CECs from patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) carrying the high–risk CFH Y402H variant an
Oxidative Stress Susceptibility, Complement Dysregulation, and Metabolic Reprogramming in CFH Y402H Patient-Derived Choriocapillaris Endothelial Cells
Agata Rozanska·Majlinda Lako·Varun Pathak·Pietro M. Bertelli·Matthew D. Teasdale·Harriet Denton·Diya Bhattacharyya·Rafiqul Hussain·Jonathan Coxhead·Joe Kelk·Kevin Marchbank·David Kavanagh·Marzena Kurzawa-Akanbi·Lyle Armstrong·Reinhold Medina·Jasenka Guduric‐Fuchs
