[HTML][HTML] Normal and glaucomatous outflow regulation

TS Acott, JA Vranka, KE Keller, VK Raghunathan… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Glaucoma remains only partially understood, particularly at the level of intraocular pressure
(IOP) regulation. Trabecular meshwork (TM) and Schlemm's canal inner wall endothelium …

The vital role for nitric oxide in intraocular pressure homeostasis

E Reina-Torres, ML De Ieso, LR Pasquale… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Catalyzed by endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase (eNOS) activity, NO is a gaseous
signaling molecule maintaining endothelial and cardiovascular homeostasis. Principally, NO …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular matrix stiffness and TGFβ2 regulate YAP/TAZ activity in human trabecular meshwork cells

H Li, VK Raghunathan, WD Stamer… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Primary open-angle glaucoma progression is associated with increased human trabecular
meshwork (HTM) stiffness and elevated transforming growth factor beta 2 (TGFβ2) levels in …

ATF4 leads to glaucoma by promoting protein synthesis and ER client protein load

RB Kasetti, PD Patel, P Maddineni, S Patil… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The underlying pathological mechanisms of glaucomatous trabecular meshwork (TM)
damage and elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) are poorly understood. Here, we report …

[HTML][HTML] Aqueous outflow regulation–21st century concepts

M Johnstone, C Xin, J Tan, E Martin, J Wen… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
We propose an integrated model of aqueous outflow control that employs a pump-conduit
system in this article. Our model exploits accepted physiologic regulatory mechanisms such …

TRPV4-Rho signaling drives cytoskeletal and focal adhesion remodeling in trabecular meshwork cells

M Lakk, D Križaj - American Journal of Physiology-Cell …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Intraocular pressure (IOP) is dynamically regulated by the trabecular meshwork (TM), a
mechanosensitive tissue that protects the eye from injury through dynamic regulation of …

[HTML][HTML] Consensus recommendation for mouse models of ocular hypertension to study aqueous humor outflow and its mechanisms

CM McDowell, K Kizhatil, MH Elliott… - … & visual science, 2022 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Due to their similarities in anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology to humans, mice are a
valuable model system to study the generation and mechanisms modulating conventional …

Developing an experimental-computational workflow to study the biomechanics of the human conventional aqueous outflow pathway

A Karimi, S Khan, R Razaghi, SM Rahmati, M Gathara… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
The aqueous humor actively interacts with the trabecular meshwork (TM), juxtacanalicular
tissue (JCT), and Schlemm's canal (SC) through a dynamic fluid-structure interaction (FSI) …

Caveolar and non-Caveolar Caveolin-1 in ocular homeostasis and disease

EN Enyong, JM Gurley, ML De Ieso, WD Stamer… - Progress in retinal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Caveolae, specialized plasma membrane invaginations present in most cell types, play
important roles in multiple cellular processes including cell signaling, lipid uptake and …

Rho kinase inhibitor AR-12286 reverses steroid-induced changes in intraocular pressure, effective filtration areas, and morphology in mouse eyes

R Ren, AA Humphrey, C Kopczynski… - … & Visual Science, 2023 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: We investigated mechanisms of reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) by Rho
kinase inhibitor AR-12286 in steroid-induced ocular hypertension (SIOH). Methods …