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Survival of Monocytes Collected From Patients With Atrophic AMD in Retinal Pigmented Epithelium Explants

RecruitingNAAges 15 Years - anyAllHospices Civils de Lyon
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects 2 million people in France and is the main cause of irreversible blindness in France. All patients initially have an early form of the disease. This early form can evolve in two different ways: the atrophic form, which progresses slowly, and the exudative or neovascular form, which has a more rapid evolution. While there are treatments for the exudative form of the disease, there is currently no therapy for the atrophic form of AMD. Recently, it has been demonstrated in atrophic AMD that there is accumulation of inflammatory cells, monocytes, in the sub-retinal space. This space is located between the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptors. It is physiologically devoid of immune cells (immune privilege). Monocytes secrete many pro-inflammatory molecules, such as cytokines. Some cytokines (IL-1, IL6 and TNF) have a deleterious ro

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: General criteria: * Male or female older than 50, * Provide written informed consent, * Patient affiliated to French social security, * Maximum sampling volume (care + research) per 30-day period to be adapted according to the weight of the patient Specific criteria: Patient presenting in both eyes: * Either the same type of AMD defined according to the modified international AREDS study (Ferris et al. 2013), * or early AMD in one eye and atrophic AMD in the other eye, the patient will therefore be defined as being atrophic * or early AMD in one eye and exudative AMD in the other eye, the patient will therefore be defined as exudative, * or no retinal pathology (control group). Exclusion Criteria: General criteria: * Patient whose weight is less than 50kg, * Adult patient under guardianship or curatorship or unable to express consent, * Person deprived of liberty, * Patient participating in an ongoing clinical trial during the inclusion visit, Specific criteria: * Patient with atrophic AMD in one eye and exudative AMD in the other eye, * Patient presenting with chronic retinal pathologies other than AMD, defined according to the modified international AREDS study (Ferris et al. 2013) , in the included eye, * Patient taking systemic drugs with an immunomodulatory action: immunosuppressants, immunomodulators, chemotherapy or corticosteroids, * Patient with systemic pathologies modifying their immune status, * Patient with a history of diabetes, * Patient who had dynamic phototherapy on the included eye.
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What it tests

  • Blood samples
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Where

2 sites
Hôpital Edouard Herriot
Lyon, France
Service d'ophtalmologie-HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON - Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse
Lyon, France
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