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ArticleExpert review of ophthalmology2012

Secondary neuroprotective effects of hypotensive drugs and potential mechanisms of action.

Grace C Shih, David J Calkins

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Article in Expert review of ophthalmology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review: Neuroprotective Nanocarriers in Glaucoma.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  3. Neuroprotection in glaucoma.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022
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  8. Oxidative Stress-Related Molecular Biomarker Candidates for Glaucoma.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2017
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  11. Nanosponge-Mediated Drug Delivery Lowers Intraocular Pressure.Translational vision science & technology · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Grace C ShihThe Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, 11435 MRB IV, 2215B Garland Avenue, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
David J Calkins
Vanderbilt University · US

Funding

Shop Module CoreP30EY008126 · NEI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Kevin L Schey · 1989 to 2026
$19.6M
Transient Receptor Potential Channels and Retinal Ganglion Cell Death in GlaucomaR01EY017427 · NEI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI CALKINS, DAVID J. · 2008 to 2020
$4.2M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY008126NEI NIH HHS R01 EY017427
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary open-angle glaucoma, a long-term degenerative ocular neuropathy, remains a significant cause of vision impairment worldwide. While many risk factors have been correlated with increased risk for primary open-angle glaucoma, intraocular pressure (IOP) remains the only modifiable risk factor and primary therapeutic target. Pharmacologic therapies are administered topically; these include α(2)-agonists, β-antagonists, prostaglandin analogs and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Some of these topical medications exhibit secondary neuroprotective effects independent of their effect on IOP. This review covers the possible mechanisms of neuroprotection stimulated by drugs currently marketed for the lowering of IOP, based on known literature. While the neuroprotective properties of many glaucoma pharmaceuticals are promising from an experimental standpoint, key challenges for the development of new clinical practices include unknown systemic side effects, limited methods of drug delivery to the retina and optic nerve, and development of extended-release formulations.

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PMID22737176
PMCPMC3379897
OpenAlexW2099095034

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