Does [ Oral or trandsdermanl hormone replacement therapy reduce interleukine-6 levels ]?
The decrement of IL-6 after estrogen replacement therapy was similar for both routes of administration; in addition IL-6 had a negative correlation with E2 and a positive correlation with body mass index.
Nicotine impedes RPE function (VEGF secretion, phagocytosis), which could be directly involved in the development of dry AMD and geographic atrophy.