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SUBMITTER: Chen YQ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10140433 | biostudies-literature | 2023
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Yu-Qing YQ Gao Lian-Di LD Liu Yi-Lin YL Shen Ya Y Diao Jia-Le JL Yang Wei-Hua WH Wei Rui-Li RL
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 20230414
Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that affects the eyes. It can significantly alter the quality of life in patients because of its distinctive pathological appearance and the effect on vision. To date, the exact pathological mechanism of GO has not been explicitly discovered. However, several studies have associated autophagy with this disease. Autophagy is a catabolic process that helps maintain homeostasis in all organisms by protecting the cells and tissues fro ...[more]