Activation of retinal glial cells contributes to the degeneration of ganglion cells in experimental glaucoma

Y Miao, GL Zhao, S Cheng, Z Wang, XL Yang - Progress in retinal and eye …, 2023 - Elsevier
Elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor for neurodegeneration in
glaucoma. Glial cells, which play an important role in normal functioning of retinal neurons …

Glial cells in glaucoma: friends, foes, and potential therapeutic targets

MY García-Bermúdez, KK Freude… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, affecting~ 80 million people
by 2020 (,). The condition is characterized by a progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells …

[HTML][HTML] Nicotinamide provides neuroprotection in glaucoma by protecting against mitochondrial and metabolic dysfunction

JR Tribble, A Otmani, S Sun, SA Ellis, G Cimaglia… - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a REDOX cofactor and metabolite essential for
neuronal survival. Glaucoma is a common neurodegenerative disease in which neuronal …

[HTML][HTML] Neurovascular dysfunction in glaucoma

L Alarcon-Martinez, Y Shiga… - Progress in Retinal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Retinal ganglion cells, the neurons that die in glaucoma, are endowed with a high
metabolism requiring optimal provision of oxygen and nutrients to sustain their activity. The …

Glaucoma characterization by machine learning of tear metabolic fingerprinting

J Wu, M Xu, W Liu, Y Huang, R Wang, W Chen… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glaucoma is a common optic neuropathy disease affecting over 76 million people. Both
timely diagnosis and progression monitoring are critical but challenging. Conventional …

[HTML][HTML] Lactate protects against oxidative stress-induced retinal degeneration by activating autophagy

GP Zou, T Wang, JX Xiao, XY Wang, LP Jiang… - Free Radical Biology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Age-related macular degeneration is a common cause of blindless among the aged, which
can mainly be attributed to oxidative stress and dysregulated autophagy in retinal pigment …

Multifactorial pathogenic processes of retinal ganglion cell degeneration in glaucoma towards multi-target strategies for broader treatment effects

G Tezel - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glaucoma is a chronic neurodegenerative disease characterized by apoptosis of retinal
ganglion cell (RGC) somas, degeneration of axons, and loss of synapses at dendrites and …

Targeting diet and exercise for neuroprotection and neurorecovery in glaucoma

JR Tribble, F Hui, M Jöe, K Bell, V Chrysostomou… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. In glaucoma, a progressive
dysfunction and death of retinal ganglion cells occurs, eliminating transfer of visual …

Lactate: more than merely a metabolic waste product in the inner retina

R Vohra, M Kolko - Molecular Neurobiology, 2020 - Springer
The retina is an extension of the central nervous system and has been considered to be a
simplified, more tractable and accessible version of the brain for a variety of neuroscience …

Addressing neurodegeneration in glaucoma: Mechanisms, challenges, and treatments

GOB Ghanem, LK Wareham, DJ Calkins - Progress in Retinal and Eye …, 2024 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. The disease causes vision
loss due to neurodegeneration of the retinal ganglion cell (RGC) projection to the brain …