Effect of selectively knocking down key metabolic genes in Müller glia on photoreceptor health

W Shen, SR Lee, AE Mathai, R Zhang, J Du, MX Yam… - Glia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The importance of Müller glia for retinal homeostasis suggests that they may have
vulnerabilities that lead to retinal disease. Here, we studied the effect of selectively knocking …

Müller glial responses compensate for degenerating photoreceptors in retinitis pigmentosa

Y Tomita, C Qiu, E Bull, W Allen, Y Kotoda… - … & molecular medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Photoreceptor degeneration caused by genetic defects leads to retinitis pigmentosa, a rare
disease typically diagnosed in adolescents and young adults. In most cases, rod loss occurs …

Müller glia activation in response to inherited retinal degeneration is highly varied and disease-specific

C Hippert, AB Graca, AC Barber, EL West, AJ Smith… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Despite different aetiologies, most inherited retinal disorders culminate in photoreceptor
loss, which induces concomitant changes in the neural retina, one of the most striking being …

Analysis of Müller glia specific genes and their histone modification using Hes1-promoter driven EGFP expressing mouse

K Ueno, T Iwagawa, G Ochiai, H Koso, H Nakauchi… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Retinal neurons and Müller glia are generated from a common population of multipotent
retinal progenitor cells. We purposed to identify Müller glia-specific molecular signatures …

Glia‐Neuron interactions in the retina can be studied in cocultures of Müller cells and retinal ganglion cells

DM Skytt, AK Toft-Kehler… - BioMed Research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Glia‐neuron partnership is important for inner retinal homeostasis and any disturbances
may result in retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death. Müller cells support RGCs with essential …

Single-cell transcriptome reveals diversity of Müller cells with different metabolic-mitochondrial signatures in normal and degenerated macula

B Liu, J He, L Zhong, L Huang, B Gong, J Hu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Müller cell is the most abundant glial cell in mammalian retina, supporting the functions of
photoreceptors and other retinal neurons via maintaining environmental homeostasis. In …

Single-Cell Transcriptomic Profiling of Müller Glia in the rd10 Retina

D Sigurdsson, C Grimm - Retinal Degenerative Diseases XIX …, 2023 - Springer
Müller glia are the principal macroglia of the retina and support retinal neurons both in
health and disease. In retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a highly heterogeneous inherited retinal …

Müller glial cell reactivation in Xenopus models of retinal degeneration

R Langhe, A Chesneau, G Colozza, M Hidalgo, D Ail… - Glia, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A striking aspect of tissue regeneration is its uneven distribution among different animal
classes, both in terms of modalities and efficiency. The retina does not escape the rule …

Metabolic imbalance effect on retinal Müller glial cells reprogramming capacity: involvement of histone deacetylase SIRT6

LF Sanhueza Salas, A García-Venzor… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Retinal Müller glial cells (MGs) are among the first to demonstrate metabolic changes during
retinal disease and are a potential source of regenerative cells. In response to a harmful …

Mitogen‐activated protein kinase‐signaling regulates the ability of Müller glia to proliferate and protect retinal neurons against excitotoxicity

AJ Fischer, MA Scott, ER Ritchey, P Sherwood - Glia, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether insulin, fibroblast growth factor (FGF),
and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways protect retinal neurons against …