Loss of Neurofibromin Induces Inflammatory Macrophage Phenotypic Switch and Retinal Neovascularization via GLUT1 Activation
Yusra Zaidi, Rebekah Tritz, Nida Zaidi, Faisal Nabi, Syed Adeel H. Zaidi, Abdelhakim Morsy, Valerie K. Harris, Rilee Racine, Farlyn Z. Hudson, Zsuzsanna Bordán, Simone Kennard, Robert Karoly Batori, Yuqing Huo, Gábor Csányi, Eric J. Belin de Chantemèle, , Brian K. Stansfield
This study shows that loss of neurofibromin activates GLUT1 in macrophages, leading to increased glycolysis and retinal neovascularization in NF1 mice.
Cell Reports · Apr 24, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology