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ReviewCritical reviews in immunology2013

Muller glia in retinal innate immunity: a perspective on their roles in endophthalmitis.

Ashok Kumar, Rajeev K Pandey, Lindsay J Miller, Pawan K Singh, Mamta Kanwar

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Review in Critical reviews in immunology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.

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61citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ashok KumarDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kresge Eye Institute, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. akuma@med.wayne.edu
Rajeev K Pandey
Lindsay J Miller
Pawan K Singh
Mamta Kanwar
Wayne State University · USKresge Eye Institute · US

Funding

Toll-like receptors and bacterial endophthalmitisR01EY019888 · NEI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KUMAR, ASHOK · 2010 to 2014
$1.6M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY019888NEI NIH HHS R01 EY19888
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Muller cells are the predominant glial cell type in the retina and have a unique anatomy, with processes that span the entire retinal thickness. Although extensive morphological and physiological studies of Muller glia have been performed, much less is known about their role in retinal innate immunity, specifically in infectious endophthalmitis. They were found to express toll-like receptors (TLRs), a major family of pattern recognition receptors that mediate innate responses and provide an important mechanism by which Muller glia are able to sense both pathogen- and host-derived ligands in the vitreous and the retina. An increasing body of evidence suggests that TLR-signaling mediates beneficial effects in the retina via production of proinflammatory cytokines/chemokines, antimicrobial peptides, and neuroprotective growth factors to restore tissue homeostasis. In this review, we discussed retinal innate immunity in general with emphasis on the role of Muller glia in initiating retinal innate defense.

Indexed as

Immunity, InnateAnimalsEndophthalmitisHomeostasisHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansInflammation MediatorsNeurogliaRetinaToll-Like ReceptorsInflammation MediatorsToll-Like Receptors

Identifiers

PMID23582059
PMCPMC3697845
OpenAlexW2054162710

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