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ReviewExperimental eye research2014

Endoplasmic reticulum stress and the unfolded protein responses in retinal degeneration.

Sarah X Zhang, Emily Sanders, Steven J Fliesler, Joshua J Wang

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Review in Experimental eye research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 97 papers.

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97citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

97 citing papers in PubMed, 145 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

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah X ZhangDepartments of Ophthalmology and Biochemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA; SUNY Eye Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA. Electronic address: xzhang38@buffalo.edu.
Emily SandersDepartment of Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Steven J FlieslerDepartments of Ophthalmology and Biochemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA; SUNY Eye Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA; Research Service, Veterans Administration Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Joshua J WangDepartments of Ophthalmology and Biochemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA; SUNY Eye Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Buffalo State University · USUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York · USUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · USVA Western New York Healthcare System · US

Funding

ER Stress and Diabetic RetinopathyR01EY019949 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI ZHANG, SARAH X · 2010 to 2023
$5.5M
ISOPRENOID METABOLISM IN THE RETINAR01EY007361 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI FLIESLER, STEVEN J. · 1988 to 2015
$4.4M
NEI NIH HHS EY007361NEI NIH HHS EY019949NEI NIH HHS R01 EY007361NEI NIH HHS R01 EY019949
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the primary intracellular organelle responsible for protein and lipid biosynthesis, protein folding and trafficking, calcium homeostasis, and several other vital processes in cell physiology. Disturbance in ER function results in ER stress and subsequent activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR). The UPR up-regulates ER chaperones, reduces protein translation, and promotes clearance of cytotoxic misfolded proteins to restore ER homeostasis. If this vital process fails, the cell will be signaled to enter apoptosis, resulting in cell death. Sustained ER stress also can trigger an inflammatory response and exacerbate oxidative stress, both of which contribute synergistically to tissue damage. Studies performed over the past decade have implicated ER stress in a broad range of human diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, diabetes, and vascular disorders. Several of these diseases also entail retinal dysfunction and degeneration caused by injury to retinal neurons and/or to the blood vessels that supply retinal cells with nutrients, trophic and homeostatic factors, oxygen, and other essential molecules, as well as serving as a conduit for removal of waste products and potentially toxic substances from the retina. Collectively, such injuries represent the leading cause of blindness world-wide in all age groups. Herein, we summarize recent progress on the study of ER stress and UPR signaling in retinal biology and discuss the molecular mechanisms and the potential clinical applications of targeting ER stress as a new therapeutic approach to prevent and treat neuronal degeneration in the retina.

Indexed as

eIF-2 KinaseEndoplasmic Reticulum StressHumansOxidative StressRetinal DegenerationSignal TransductionUnfolded Protein ResponseeIF-2 Kinaseapoptosiscell deathendoplasmic reticulum stressinflammationretinal degenerationunfolded protein response

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PMID24792589
PMCPMC4122592
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