A method of protecting a cell includes inhibiting an inflammasome, MyD88, IL-18, VDAC1, VDAC2, caspase-8, and/or NPκB of the cell. Administering an inhibitor of MyD88, IL-18, VDAC1, VDAC2, caspase-8, and/or NPκB can protect the cell from Alu-RNA-induced degeneration. Protecting a cell, such as an retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), can be therapeutically useful in the context of age-related macular degeneration and geographic atrophy.
一种保护细胞的方法包括抑制细胞的炎性体、MyD88、IL-18、V
DAC1、V
DAC2、caspase-8和/或NPκB。施用MyD88、IL-18、V
DAC1、V
DAC2、caspase-8和/或NPκB的
抑制剂可保护细胞免受Alu-RNA诱导的变性。保护视网膜色素上皮细胞(RPE)等细胞对老年性黄斑变性和地理萎缩有治疗作用。