Retinal microglia: just bystander or target for therapy?

M Karlstetter, R Scholz, M Rutar, WT Wong… - Progress in retinal and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Resident microglial cells can be regarded as the immunological watchdogs of the brain and
the retina. They are active sensors of their neuronal microenvironment and rapidly respond …

Retina in a dish: Cell cultures, retinal explants and animal models for common diseases of the retina

S Schnichels, F Paquet-Durand, M Löscher… - Progress in retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
For many retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma,
and diabetic retinopathy (DR), the exact pathogenesis is still unclear. Moreover, the currently …

Senolytic vaccination improves normal and pathological age-related phenotypes and increases lifespan in progeroid mice

M Suda, I Shimizu, G Katsuumi, Y Yoshida, Y Hayashi… - Nature Aging, 2021 - nature.com
Elimination of senescent cells (senolysis) was recently reported to improve normal and
pathological changes associated with aging in mice,. However, most senolytic agents inhibit …

[HTML][HTML] Apolipoprotein E4 impairs the response of neurodegenerative retinal microglia and prevents neuronal loss in glaucoma

MA Margeta, Z Yin, C Madore, KM Pitts, SM Letcher… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Summary The apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) allele is associated with an increased risk of
Alzheimer disease and a decreased risk of glaucoma, but the underlying mechanisms …

Vitamin B3 modulates mitochondrial vulnerability and prevents glaucoma in aged mice

PA Williams, JM Harder, NE Foxworth, KE Cochran… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Glaucomas are neurodegenerative diseases that cause vision loss, especially in the elderly.
The mechanisms initiating glaucoma and driving neuronal vulnerability during normal aging …

An ocular glymphatic clearance system removes β-amyloid from the rodent eye

X Wang, N Lou, A Eberhardt, Y Yang, P Kusk… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Despite high metabolic activity, the retina and optic nerve head lack traditional lymphatic
drainage. We here identified an ocular glymphatic clearance route for fluid and wastes via …

Molecular clustering identifies complement and endothelin induction as early events in a mouse model of glaucoma

GR Howell, DG Macalinao, GL Sousa… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Glaucoma is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases. Despite this, the earliest
stages of this complex disease are still unclear. This study was specifically designed to …

Axons of retinal ganglion cells are insulted in the optic nerve early in DBA/2J glaucoma

GR Howell, RT Libby, TC Jakobs, RS Smith… - The Journal of cell …, 2007 - rupress.org
Here, we use a mouse model (DBA/2J) to readdress the location of insult (s) to retinal
ganglion cells (RGCs) in glaucoma. We localize an early sign of axon damage to an …

[HTML][HTML] Proteomic and immunologic analyses of brain tumor exosomes

MW Graner, O Alzate, AM Dechkovskaia… - The FASEB …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Brain tumors are horrific diseases with almost universally fatal outcomes; new therapeutics
are desperately needed and will come from improved understandings of glioma biology …

Critical pathogenic events underlying progression of neurodegeneration in glaucoma

DJ Calkins - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2012 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is a common optic neuropathy with a complex etiology often linked to sensitivity to
intraocular pressure. Though the precise mechanisms that mediate or transduce this …