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ArticleScientific reports2018

Characterization of Retinal Ganglion Cell and Optic Nerve Phenotypes Caused by Sustained Intracranial Pressure Elevation in Mice.

Guofu Shen, Schuyler Link, Sandeep Kumar, Derek M Nusbaum, Dennis Y Tse, Yingbin Fu, Samuel M Wu, Benjamin J Frankfort

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Guofu ShenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Schuyler LinkDepartment of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Sandeep KumarDepartment of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Derek M NusbaumDepartment of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Dennis Y TseDepartment of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7561-9121
Yingbin FuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Samuel M WuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Benjamin J FrankfortDepartment of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. benjamin.frankfort@bcm.edu.
Baylor College of Medicine · USHong Kong Polytechnic University · HK

Funding

VISION RESEARCH CENTERP30EY002520 · NEI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Samuel M Wu · 1985 to 2026
$14.8M
ROD AND CONE SIGNALING PATHWAYS IN MAMMALIAN RETINAR01EY019908 · NEI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI WU, SAMUEL M · 2010 to 2020
$3.8M
Brain and eye pressure-induced optic nerve and retinal degenerationR01EY025601 · NEI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI FRANKFORT, BENJAMIN J · 2015 to 2023
$3.6M
Mechanisms and treatment strategies for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathR01EY022901 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI FU, YINGBIN · 2014 to 2016
$1.3M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY002520NEI NIH HHS R01 EY019908NEI NIH HHS R01 EY022901NEI NIH HHS R01 EY025601
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) can result in multiple neurologic sequelae including vision loss. Inducible models of ICP elevation are lacking in model organisms, which limits our understanding of the mechanism by which increased ICP impacts the visual system. We adapted a mouse model for the sustained elevation of ICP and tested the hypothesis that elevated ICP impacts the optic nerve and retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). ICP was elevated and maintained for 2 weeks, and resulted in multiple anatomic changes that are consistent with human disease including papilledema, loss of physiologic cupping, and engorgement of the optic nerve head. Elevated ICP caused a loss of RGC somas in the retina and RGC axons within the optic nerve, as well as a reduction in both RGC electrical function and contrast sensitivity. Elevated ICP also caused increased hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 alpha expression in the ganglion cell layer. These experiments confirm that sustained ICP elevation can be achieved in mice and causes phenotypes that preferentially impact RGCs and are similar to those seen in human disease. With this model, it is possible to model human diseases of elevated ICP such as Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome.

Indexed as

AnimalsDisease Models, AnimalElectroretinographyHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIntracranial HypertensionMiceMicroscopy, ElectronOptic NervePhenotypeRetinal Ganglion CellsTomography, Optical CoherenceUp-RegulationHif1a protein, mouseHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit

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PMID29434244
PMCPMC5809383
OpenAlexW2805301066

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