International Journal of Molecular Sciences Review The Regulation of NFE2L2 (NRF2) Signalling and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Pathology Juha M. T. Hyttinen 1,*, Ram Kannan 2, Szabolcs Felszeghy 3,4, Minna Niittykoski 5, Antero Salminen 6 and Kai Kaarniranta 1,7 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; Kai.Kaarniranta@uef.fi 2 The Stephen J. Ryan Initiative for Macular Research (RIMR), Doheny Eye Institute, DVRC 203, 1355 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA;
[email protected] 3 Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; Szabolcs.Felszeghy@uef.fi 4 Institute of Dentistry, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland 5 A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; Minna.Niittykoski@uef.fi 6 Department of Neurology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; Antero.Salminen@uef.fi 7 Department of Ophthalmology, Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 100, 70029 KYS Kuopio, Finland * Correspondence: Juha.Hyttinen@uef.fi Received: 1 October 2019; Accepted: 14 November 2019; Published: 18 November 2019 Abstract: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a mounting cause of loss of sight in the elderly in the developed countries, a trend enhanced by the continual ageing of the population. AMD is a multifactorial and only partly understood, malady. Unfortunately, there is no effective treatment for most AMD patients.