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ReviewExpert opinion on drug discovery2015

Discovery of novel inhibitors for the treatment of glaucoma.

Kishore Cholkar, Hoang M Trinh, Dhananjay Pal, Ashim K Mitra

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Review in Expert opinion on drug discovery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of 1,3-Thiazole: A Decade Overview.Medicinal chemistry (Shariqah (United Arab Emirates)) · 2025
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  5. Rho kinase inhibitors-a review on the physiology and clinical use in Ophthalmology.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2019
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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Kishore CholkarUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences , 5258 Health Science Building, 2464 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, MO 64108-2718 , USA +1 816 235 1615 ; +1 816 235 5779 ; mitraa@umkc.edu.
Hoang M Trinh
Dhananjay Pal
Ashim K Mitra
University of Missouri–Kansas City · US

Funding

Ocular Disposition of Antimicrobial AgentsR01EY009171 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY · PI MITRA, ASHIM K. · 1992 to 2010
$3.0M
Transscleral Transport & Polymeric Delivery of Antibody & Steroids for Macular EdR01EY010659 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY · PI MITRA, ASHIM K. · 1996 to 2010
$2.5M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY009171NEI NIH HHS R01 EY010659NEI NIH HHS R01EY010659-14NEI NIH HHS R01EY09171-16
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionGlaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease with heterogeneous causes that result in retinal ganglionic cell (RGC) death. The discovery of ocular antihypertensives has shifted glaucoma therapy, largely, from surgery to medical intervention. Indeed, several intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering drugs, with different mechanisms of action and RGC protective property, have been developed. AREAS COVERED: In this review, the authors discuss the main new class of kinase inhibitors used as glaucoma treatments, which lower IOP by enhancing drainage and/or lowering production of aqueous humor. The authors include novel inhibitors under preclinical evaluation and investigation for their anti-glaucoma treatment. Additionally, the authors look at treatments that are in clinics now and which may be available in the near future. EXPERT OPINION: Treatment of glaucoma remains challenging because the exact cause is yet to be delineated. Neuroprotection to the optic nerve head is undisputable. The novel Rho-associated kinase inhibitors have the capacity to lower IOP and provide optic nerve and RGC protection. In particular, the S-isomer of roscovitine has the capacity to lower IOP and provide neuroprotection. Combinations of selected drugs, which can provide maximal and sustained IOP-lowering effects as well as neuroprotection, are paramount to the prevention of glaucoma progression. In the near future, microRNA intervention may be considered as a potential therapeutic target.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntihypertensive AgentsDisease ProgressionDrug DesignGlaucomaHumansIntraocular PressureNeuroprotective AgentsOptic DiskProtein Kinase InhibitorsRetinal Ganglion Cellsrho-Associated KinasesAntihypertensive AgentsNeuroprotective AgentsProtein Kinase Inhibitorsrho-Associated Kinasescarbonic anhydrasediscoveryefficacyglaucomainhibitorsintraocular pressurein vivoLIM kinaseRho-associated kinase inhibitorsRho kinase

Identifiers

PMID25575654
PMCPMC4589152
OpenAlexW2112506483

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