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ArticleThe American journal of pathology2012

Endogenous erythropoietin protects neuroretinal function in ischemic retinopathy.

Freya M Mowat, Francisco Gonzalez, Ulrich F O Luhmann, Clemens A Lange, Yanai Duran, Alexander J Smith, Patrick H Maxwell, Robin R Ali, James W B Bainbridge

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Article in The American journal of pathology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Erythropoietin in ophthalmology: A literature review.Journal of current ophthalmology · 2016
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  16. Deficiency of aldose reductase attenuates inner retinal neuronal changes in a mouse model of retinopathy of prematurity.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2015
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  19. Protective and antioxidant effects of PPARα in the ischemic retina.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Freya M MowatDepartment of Genetics, University College London Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom.
Francisco Gonzalez
Ulrich F O Luhmann
Clemens A Lange
Yanai Duran
Alexander J Smith
Patrick H Maxwell
Robin R Ali
James W B Bainbridge
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physiology · CZUniversity College London · GBUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela · ESUniversity Medical Center Freiburg · DE

Funding

Department of Health NIHR-RP-011-003Medical Research Council G03000341Wellcome Trust 074617/Z/04/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Because retinal ischemia is a common cause of vision loss, we sought to determine the effects of ischemia on neuroretinal function and survival in murine oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) and to define the role of endogenous erythropoietin (EPO) in this model. OIR is a reproducible model of ischemia-induced retinal neovascularization; it is used commonly to develop antiangiogenic strategies. We investigated the effects of ischemia in murine OIR on retinal function and neurodegeneration by electroretinography and detailed morphology. OIR was associated with significant neuroretinal dysfunction, with reduced photopic and scotopic ERG responses and reduced b-wave/a-wave ratios consistent with specific inner-retinal dysfunction. OIR resulted in significantly increased apoptosis and atrophy of the inner retina in areas of ischemia. EPO deficiency in heterozygous Epo-Tag transgenic mice was associated with more profound retinal dysfunction after OIR, indicated by a significantly greater suppression of ERG amplitudes, but had no measurable effect on the extent of retinal ischemia, preretinal neovascularization, or neuroretinal degeneration in OIR. Systemic administration of recombinant EPO protected EPO-deficient mice against this additional suppression, but EPO supplementation in wild-type animals with OIR did not rescue neuroretinal dysfunction or degeneration. Murine OIR offers a valuable model of ischemic neuroretinal dysfunction and degeneration in which to investigate adaptive tissue responses and evaluate novel therapeutic approaches. Endogenous EPO can protect neuroretinal function in ischemic retinopathy.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisCell HypoxiaDisease Models, AnimalElectroretinographyErythropoietinIschemiaKidneyMiceMice, TransgenicOxygenRecombinant ProteinsRetinaRetinal NeovascularizationRetinal NeuronsRetinal VesselsErythropoietinOxygenRecombinant Proteins

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PMID22342523
PMCPMC3532593
OpenAlexW2102052458

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