Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access

ISSN: 2155-9570

Research Article - (2016) Volume 7, Issue 3

miR-146a is Upregulated During Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE)/Choroid Aging in Mice and Represses IL-6 and VEGF-A Expression in RPE Cells

Yi Hao1, Qinbo Zhou2, Jing Ma2, Yun Zhao4 and Shusheng Wang2,3*
1Fushun Ophthalmology Hospital, Fushun, Liaoning Province, 113006, China
2Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, USA
3Department of Ophthalmology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, USA
4Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 20003, China
*Corresponding Author: Shusheng Wang, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, USA, Tel: +61-8-8128 4395, Fax: +61-8-8313 5384 Email:

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