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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2017

Oxidative Stress-Related Molecular Biomarker Candidates for Glaucoma.

Gözde Hondur, Emre Göktas, Xiangjun Yang, Lama Al-Aswad, James D Auran, Dana M Blumberg, George A Cioffi, Jeffrey M Liebmann, Leejee H Suh, Danielle Trief and 1 more

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Protein Biomarkers in Glaucoma: A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gözde HondurColumbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Ophthalmology, New York, New York, United States.
Emre GöktasColumbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Ophthalmology, New York, New York, United States.
Xiangjun YangColumbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Ophthalmology, New York, New York, United States.
Lama Al-AswadColumbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Ophthalmology, New York, New York, United States.
James D AuranColumbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Ophthalmology, New York, New York, United States.
Dana M BlumbergColumbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Ophthalmology, New York, New York, United States.
George A CioffiColumbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Ophthalmology, New York, New York, United States.
Jeffrey M LiebmannColumbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Ophthalmology, New York, New York, United States.
Leejee H SuhColumbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Ophthalmology, New York, New York, United States.
Danielle TriefColumbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Ophthalmology, New York, New York, United States.
Gülgün TezelColumbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Ophthalmology, New York, New York, United States.
Columbia University · US

Funding

Instrumentation, Fabrication, and Design CoreP30EY019007 · NEI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Xin Zhang · 2010 to 2026
$12.9M
Oxidative Stress in Neurodegeneration & Neuroprotection in GlaucomaR21EY024105 · NEI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI TEZEL, GULGUN · 2015 to 2016
$419k
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY019007NEI NIH HHS R21 EY024105
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Glaucoma-related molecular biomarkers can improve clinical testing to diagnose the disease early, predict its prognosis, and monitor treatment responses. Based on the evidence of increased oxidative stress in glaucomatous tissues, this study analyzed oxidative stress-related biomarker candidates in blood and aqueous humor samples with or without glaucoma. Methods: The blood and aqueous humor samples collected from carefully selected groups of 96 patients with glaucoma and 64 healthy subjects without glaucoma were included in the study. The samples were analyzed for protein carbonyls and advanced glycation end products (AGEs) through ELISA-based quantification assays. To allow proper comparisons, the Goldmann-Witmer coefficient that reflects the ratio of aqueous humor to blood values corrected to total protein concentration in individual samples was calculated. Results: Blood and aqueous humor levels of protein carbonyls and AGEs were found significantly higher in glaucomatous samples compared with age-matched nonglaucomatous controls (P < 0.001). The glaucoma-related increase in protein carbonyls and AGEs was more prominent in aqueous humor samples than blood samples (2.6-fold versus 1.9-fold for protein carbonyls, and 3.1-fold versus 1.9-fold for AGEs; P < 0.001). Comparison of the Goldmann-Witmer coefficients indicated greater values for protein carbonyls (1.37 ± 0.3 vs. 3.07 ± 0.8) and AGEs (1.2 ± 0.3 vs. 3.2 ± 1.1) in the glaucoma group (P < 0.001). Conclusions: Findings of this study encourage further validation studies of oxidative stress-related biomarkers in glaucoma. Analysis of protein carbonyls and AGEs in longitudinal studies of larger and heterogeneous patient cohorts should better assess the value of these promising candidates as molecular biomarkers of glaucoma for clinical predictions.

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Oxidative StressProtein CarbonylationAgedAqueous HumorBiomarkersEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleGlaucoma, Open-AngleGlycation End Products, AdvancedGonioscopyHealthy VolunteersHumansIntraocular PressureMaleBiomarkersGlycation End Products, Advanced

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PMID28820925
PMCPMC5685420
OpenAlexW2741537813

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