title: [Role of local amyloidosis of the fundus oculi tissues in the pathogenesis of senile maculopathy].
abstract: Histological, histochemical, and electron microscopic studies of tissues of the fundus oculi in 111 eyes with senile maculopathy revealed amyloid in the nodules. Bruch's membrane, and between the basal membrane of retinal pigmented epithelium and the internal collagen layer of Bruch's membrane in the center of the fundus oculi. The detected amyloid incorporations are referred to senile amyloidosis and reliably differ from amyloid in generalized amyloidosis. Comparative analysis of morphologic changes in tissues of the macular and paramacular areas of the fundus oculi and of the incidence of amyloid incorporations in them permit us to propose that accumulation of local senile amyloid is conductive to development and aggravation of senile maculopathy. A relationship between the degree of pigmented epithelium degeneration and accumulation of amyloid in the fundus oculi was revealed. The authors put forward a hypothesis of the pathogenesis of some stages of senile maculopathy, in which the principal role in the formation and deposition of abnormal protein, amyloid, is played by degenerative cells of pigmented epithelium. It is followed by amyloid destruction of Bruch's membrane and accumulation of amyloid under it and the basal membrane of pigmented epithelium. this in its turn, promoting neovascularization and formation of fibrovascular membrane.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Ermilov
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vodovozov
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged