ReviewJournal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics2015
Secreted Protein Acidic and Rich in Cysteine in Ocular Tissue.
Review in Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 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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12 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Integrin-Linked Kinase Suppression Reduces SPARC's Effect on Intraocular Pressure and Extracellular Matrix.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- A Homozygous Mutation (c.241G > A, p.A81T) in the Calsequestrin-2 Causes Eye Defects in Zebrafish.Biochemical genetics · 2026Article
- A Single Intraperitoneal Secreted Protein Acidic and Rich in Cysteine Injection in Mice Is Towards an Exercise-like Phenotype.Biology · 2025Article
- SPARC Is Highly Expressed in Young Skin and Promotes Extracellular Matrix Integrity in Fibroblasts via the TGF-β Signaling Pathway.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- SPARC: a potential target for functional nanomaterials and drugs.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2023Review
- The Matricellular Protein SPARC Decreases in the Lacrimal Gland At Adulthood and During Inflammation.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2022Article
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- Secreted Protein Acidic and Rich in Cysteine (Metabolites · 2022Article
- Secreted Protein Acidic and Rich in Cysteine as A Regeneration Factor: Beyond the Tissue Repair.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Genetic variant ofArchives animal breeding · 2020Article
- Correlation between various trace elements and ultramicroscopic structure of epiretinal macular membranes and glial cells.PloS one · 2018Article
- The SPARC-related modular calcium binding protein 2 (Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Article
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Abstract
Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC), also known as osteonectin or BM-40, is the prototypical matricellular protein. Matricellular proteins are nonstructural secreted proteins that provide an integration between cells and their surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM). Regulation of the ECM is important in maintaining the physiologic function of tissues. Elevated levels of SPARC have been identified in a variety of diseases involving pathologic tissue remodeling, such as hepatic fibrosis, systemic sclerosis, and certain carcinomas. Within the eye, SPARC has been identified in the trabecular meshwork, lens, and retina. Studies have begun to show the role of SPARC in these tissues and its possible role, specifically in primary open-angle glaucoma, cataracts, and proliferative vitreoretinopathy. SPARC may, therefore, be a therapeutic target in the treatment of certain ocular diseases. Further investigation into the mechanism of action of SPARC will be necessary in the development of SPARC-targeted therapy.
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