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ArticleScientific reports2019

Transcriptomic profiles of retinal ganglion cells are defined by the magnitude of intraocular pressure elevation in adult mice.

Yong H Park, Joshua D Snook, Edwin J Ostrin, Sangbae Kim, Rui Chen, Benjamin J Frankfort

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yong H ParkDepartment of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States.
Joshua D SnookDepartment of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States.
Edwin J OstrinPulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4538-6539
Sangbae KimDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States.
Rui ChenDepartment of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States.
Benjamin J FrankfortDepartment of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States. benjamin.frankfort@bcm.edu.
Baylor College of Medicine · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

VISION RESEARCH CENTERP30EY002520 · NEI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Samuel M Wu · 1985 to 2026
$14.8M
High Throughput Genomic Sequencer at BCM Core FacilityS10OD023469 · OD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI CHEN, RUI · 2017 to 2017
$600k
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY002520NIH HHS S10 OD023469
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is the major risk factor for glaucoma, a sight threatening disease of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons. Despite the central importance of IOP, details of the impact of IOP elevation on RGC gene expression remain elusive. We developed a 4-step immunopanning protocol to extract adult mouse RGCs with high fidelity and used it to isolate RGCs from wild type mice exposed to 2 weeks of IOP elevation generated by the microbead model. IOP was elevated to 2 distinct levels which were defined as Mild (IOP increase >1 mmHg and <4 mmHg) and Moderate (IOP increase ≥4 mmHg). RNA sequencing was used to compare the transcriptional environment at each IOP level. Differentially expressed genes were markedly different between the 2 groups, and pathway analysis revealed frequently opposed responses between the IOP levels. These results suggest that the magnitude of IOP elevation has a critical impact on RGC transcriptional changes. Furthermore, it is possible that IOP-based set points exist within RGCs to impact the direction of transcriptional change. It is possible that this improved understanding of changes in RGC gene expression can ultimately lead to novel diagnostics and therapeutics for glaucoma.

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Intraocular PressureRetinal Ganglion CellsTranscriptomeAnimalsBiomarkersDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGlaucomaMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSequence Analysis, RNABiomarkers

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PMID30796289
PMCPMC6385489
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