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ReviewExperimental eye research2017

Cross-linked actin networks (CLANs) in glaucoma.

Jaclyn Y Bermudez, Michela Montecchi-Palmer, Weiming Mao, Abbot F Clark

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Review in Experimental eye research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Potential benefits of vitamin A and its derivatives in glaucoma.European journal of medical research · 2025
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  15. Mechanobiology in the eye.npj biological physics and mechanics · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jaclyn Y BermudezNorth Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107, United States. Electronic address: jaclyn@western-companies.com.
Michela Montecchi-PalmerNorth Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107, United States. Electronic address: michela.montecchi-palmer@alconlabs.com.
Weiming MaoNorth Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107, United States. Electronic address: weiming.mao@unthsc.edu.
Abbot F ClarkNorth Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107, United States. Electronic address: abe.clark@unthsc.edu.

Funding

Glucocorticoids, Ocular Hypertension, and GlaucomaR01EY016242 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR · PI CLARK, ABBOT FREDERICK · 2005 to 2018
$4.1M
Identification of genes responsible for glucocorticoid-induced glaucomaR21EY023048 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR · PI MAO, WEIMING · 2013 to 2014
$388k
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY016242NEI NIH HHS R21 EY023048
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One of the major causes of decreased vision, irreversible vision loss and blindness worldwide is glaucoma. Increased intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor associated with glaucoma and its molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. The trabecular meshwork (TM) is the primary site of injury in glaucoma, and its dysfunction results in elevated IOP. The glaucomatous TM has increased extracellular matrix deposition as well as cytoskeletal rearrangements referred to as cross-linked actin networks (CLANs) that consist of dome like structures consisting of hubs and spokes. CLANs are thought to play a role in increased aqueous humor outflow resistance and increased IOP by creating stiffer TM cells and tissue. CLANs are inducible by glucocorticoids (GCs) and TGFβ2 in confluent TM cells and TM tissues. The signaling pathways of these induction agents give insight into the possible mechanisms of CLAN formation, but to date, the mechanism of CLANs regulation by these pathways has yet to be determined. Understanding the role CLANs play in IOP elevation and their mechanisms of induction and regulation may lead to novel treatment options to help prevent or intervene in glaucomatous damage to the trabecular meshwork.

Indexed as

GlaucomaActinsAqueous HumorCells, CulturedHumansIntraocular PressureSignal TransductionTrabecular MeshworkActinsCross-linked actin networksGlaucomaGlucocorticoidsTGFβ2Trabecular meshwork

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PMID28238754
PMCPMC5499152

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