Iron is neurotoxic in retinal detachment and transferrin confers neuroprotection

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau9940
• Publication Date: 2019-01-10T00:15:49Z
• Authors: Alejandra Daruich; Quentin Le Rouzic; Laurent Jonet; Marie-Christine Naud; Laura Kowalczuk; Jean-Antoine Pour...; Jeffrey H. Boatright; Aurélien Thomas; Natacha Turck; Alexandre Moulin; Francine Behar-Cohen; Emilie Picard
• Keywords: Transferrin receptor

Ocular fluids from patients with retinal detachment show iron accumulation, and transferrin can be used as a therapeutic adjuvant.