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Valencia Fernandes

University of California, San FranciscoORCID 0000-0002-6212-5947Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintFeb 22, 2026

Acid sphingomyelinase inhibition restores RPE homeostasis and photoreceptor function in preclinical Stargardt macular degeneration models

Colin J. Germer, Sydney Williams, Valencia Fernandes…·Aparna Lakkaraju

This study shows that inhibiting acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) restores RPE function and photoreceptor health in Stargardt disease models by reducing ceramide accumulation and improving EV biogenesis.

DOI 10.64898/2026.02.20.706984

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