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ReviewInternational review of cell and molecular biology2012

Mechanisms for countering oxidative stress and damage in retinal pigment epithelium.

Scott M Plafker, Gary B O'Mealey, Luke I Szweda

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Review in International review of cell and molecular biology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers.

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77citing papers in PubMed
14.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 112 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Pseudovitelliform maculopathy associated with hereditary hemochromatosis.Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal · 2023
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  18. The Transcriptome Profile of Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Müller Cell Lines Protected by Risuteganib Against Hydrogen Peroxide Stress.Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Scott M PlafkerFree Radical Biology and Aging Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, USA.
Gary B O'Mealey
Luke I Szweda
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation · USUniversity of Oklahoma · US

Funding

Control of redox regulators by the ubiquitin systemR01GM092900 · NIGMS · OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION · PI PLAFKER, SCOTT M · 2011 to 2015
$1.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS 1R01GM092900-A1NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM092900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical and experimental evidence supports that chronic oxidative stress is a primary contributing factor to numerous retinal degenerative diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Eyes obtained postmortem from AMD patients have extensive free radical damage to the proteins, lipids, DNA, and mitochondria of their retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. In addition, several mouse models of chronic oxidative stress develop many of the pathological hallmarks of AMD. However, the extent to which oxidative stress is an etiologic component versus its involvement in disease progression remains a major unanswered question. Further, whether the primary target of oxidative stress and damage is photoreceptors or RPE cells, or both, is still unclear. In this review, we discuss the major functions of RPE cells with an emphasis on the oxidative challenges these cells encounter and the endogenous antioxidant mechanisms employed to neutralize the deleterious effects that such stresses can elicit if left unchecked.

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Oxidative StressAnimalsHumansMitochondrial DynamicsModels, BiologicalProteolysisRetinal Pigment EpitheliumUbiquitinUbiquitin

Identifiers

PMID22878106
PMCPMC3564215
OpenAlexW1530827369

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