Avtor/Urednik		Sajovic, Jana; Meglič, Andrej; Glavač, Damjan; Markelj, Špela; Hawlina, Marko; Fakin, Ana
Naslov		The role of vitamin A in retinal diseases
Tip		članek
Vol. in št.		Letnik 23, št. 3
Leto izdaje		2022
Obseg		str. 1-27
ISSN		1422-0067 - International journal of molecular sciences
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Vitamin A is an essential fat-soluble vitamin that occurs in various chemical forms. It is essential for several physiological processes. Either hyper- or hypovitaminosis can be harmful. One of the most important vitamin A functions is its involvement in visual phototransduction, where it serves as the crucial part of photopigment, the first molecule in the process of transforming photons of light into electrical signals. In this process, large quantities of vitamin A in the form of 11-cis-retinal are being isomerized to all-trans-retinal and then quickly recycled back to 11-cis-retinal. Complex machinery of transporters and enzymes is involved in this process (i.e., the visual cycle). Any fault in the machinery may not only reduce the efficiency of visual detection but also cause the accumulation of toxic chemicals in the retina. This review provides a comprehensive overview of diseases that are directly or indirectly connected with vitamin A pathways in the retina. It includes the pathophysiological background and clinical presentation of each disease and summarizes the already existing therapeutic and prospective interventions.
Proste vsebinske oznake		vitamin A retinal diseases ABCA4 vitamin A bolezni mrežnice ABCA4