Autophagy in the eye: development, degeneration, and aging

P Boya, L Esteban-Martínez, A Serrano-Puebla… - Progress in retinal and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Autophagy is a catabolic pathway that promotes the degradation and recycling of cellular
components. Proteins, lipids, and even whole organelles are engulfed in autophagosomes …

[HTML][HTML] Crosstalk between dysfunctional mitochondria and inflammation in glaucomatous neurodegeneration

AH Jassim, DM Inman, CH Mitchell - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondrial dysfunction and excessive inflammatory responses are both sufficient to
induce pathology in age-dependent neurodegenerations. However, emerging evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Review of biomarkers in ocular matrices: challenges and opportunities

M Tamhane, S Cabrera-Ghayouri, G Abelian… - Pharmaceutical …, 2019 - Springer
Biomarkers provide a powerful and dynamic approach to improve our understanding of the
mechanisms underlying ocular diseases with applications in diagnosis, disease modulation …

BAX to basics: How the BCL2 gene family controls the death of retinal ganglion cells

ME Maes, CL Schlamp, RW Nickells - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2017 - Elsevier
Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death is the principal consequence of injury to the optic nerve.
For several decades, we have understood that the RGC death process was executed by …

[HTML][HTML] Retinal ganglion cell repopulation for vision restoration in optic neuropathy: a roadmap from the RReSTORe Consortium

JR Soucy, EA Aguzzi, J Cho, MJ Gilhooley… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death in glaucoma and other optic neuropathies results in
irreversible vision loss due to the mammalian central nervous system's limited regenerative …

Gene therapy strategies for glaucoma from IOP reduction to retinal neuroprotection: Progress towards non-viral systems

A Hakim, B Guido, L Narsineni, DW Chen… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is the result of the gradual death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) whose axons
form the optic nerve. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor that …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid nanoparticles for the posterior eye segment

L Bonilla, M Espina, P Severino, A Cano, M Ettcheto… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review highlights the application of lipid nanoparticles (Solid Lipid Nanoparticles,
Nanostructured Lipid Carriers, or Lipid Drug Conjugates) as effective drug carriers for …

Reactive oxygen species‐responsive mitochondria‐targeted liposomal quercetin attenuates retinal ischemia–reperfusion injury via regulating SIRT1/FOXO3A and …

L Zhao, L Ling, J Lu, F Jiang, J Sun… - Bioengineering & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Retinal ischemia–reperfusion (RIR) injury is involved in the pathogenesis of various vision‐
threatening diseases. The overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is thought to be …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiome dysbiosis: a pathological mechanism at the intersection of obesity and glaucoma

S Pezzino, M Sofia, LP Greco, G Litrico… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rate at which obesity is becoming an epidemic in many countries is alarming. Obese
individuals have a high risk of developing elevated intraocular pressure and glaucoma …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroinflammation in primary open-angle glaucoma

S Vernazza, S Tirendi, AM Bassi, CE Traverso… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the second leading cause of irreversible blindness
worldwide. Increasing evidence suggests oxidative damage and immune response defects …