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ArticlePPAR research2008

Prevention of Oxidative Stress-Induced Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Death by the PPARgamma Agonists, 15-Deoxy-Delta 12, 14-Prostaglandin J(2).

Jason Y Chang, Puran S Bora, Nalini S Bora

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Article in PPAR research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Triamcinolone acetonide prevents oxidative stress-induced tight junction disruption of retinal pigment epithelial cells.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2009
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jason Y ChangDepartment of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA.
Puran S Bora
Nalini S Bora
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular oxidative stress plays an important role in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell death during aging and the development of age-related macular degeneration. Early reports indicate that during phagocytosis of rod outer segments, there is an increase of RPE oxidative stress and an upregulation of PPARgamma mRNA in these cells. These studies suggest that activation of PPARgamma may modulate cellular oxidative stress. This paper presents a brief review of recent studies that investigate RPE oxidative stress under various experimental conditions. This is followed by a detailed review on those reports that examine the protective effect of the natural PPARgamma ligand, 15d-PGJ(2), against RPE oxidative stress. This agent can upregulate glutathione and prevent oxidant-induced intracellular reactive oxygen species accumulation, mitochondrial depolarization, and apoptosis. The cytoprotective effect of this agent, however, is not shared by other PPARgamma agonists. Nonetheless, this property of 15d-PGJ(2) may be useful in future development of pharmacological tools against retinal diseases caused by oxidative stress.

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PMID18382621
PMCPMC2276681
OpenAlexW2038703511

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