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ArticleInternational journal of ophthalmology2017

Pioglitazone ameliorates retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury

Yue-Lu Zhang, Ruo-Bing Wang, Wei-Yi Li, Fang-Zhou Xia, Lin Liu

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Article in International journal of ophthalmology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yue-Lu ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Ruo-Bing WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Wei-Yi LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shandong University Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Qingdao 266035, Shandong Province, China.
Fang-Zhou XiaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Lin LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Renji Hospital · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo explore the role of Pioglitazone (Pio) on a mouse model of retinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and to elucidate the potential mechanism.

methodsRetinal ischemia was induced in mice by increasing the intraocular pressure, and Pio was administered 4h though periocular injection before I/R. The number of cells in the ganglion cell layer (GCL) was counted 7d after retinal I/R injury. Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), p38, phosphorylated-p38, PPAR-γ, interleukin-1β (IL-1β), Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), NLRP3, cleaved caspase-1, caspase-1 were determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting.

resultsPio promoted the survival of retinal cells in GCL following retinal I/R injury (

conclusionPio promotes retinal ganglion cells survival by suppressing I/R-induced activation of TLR4/NLRP3 inflammasomes

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glial fibrillary acidic proteinNLRP3nuclear factor-κBp38 mitogen-activated protein kinaseperoxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ

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PMID29259897
PMCPMC5733506
OpenAlexW2789757378

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