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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

The Cytoskeleton of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium: from Normal Aging to Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Ioana-Sandra Tarau, Andreas Berlin, Christine A Curcio, Thomas Ach

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. 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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52citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ioana-Sandra TarauDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Andreas BerlinDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Christine A CurcioDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9769-1538
Thomas AchDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany. ach_t@ukw.de.
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg · DEUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

A hyperspectral approach to RPE fluorophores in AMDR01EY027948 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI ACH, THOMAS, CURCIO, CHRISTINE A · 2017 to 2025
$3.8M
QUANTITATIVE ANAYLSIS OF AGING RETINAR01EY006109 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI CURCIO, CHRISTINE A · 1986 to 2012
$3.5M
Dr. Werner Jackstädt-Stiftung (TA)NEI NIH HHS 1R01EY027948 (TA, CAC)NEI NIH HHS 1R01EY06109 (CAC)NEI NIH HHS R01 EY027948
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a unique epithelium, with major roles which are essential in the visual cycle and homeostasis of the outer retina. The RPE is a monolayer of polygonal and pigmented cells strategically placed between the neuroretina and Bruch membrane, adjacent to the fenestrated capillaries of the choriocapillaris. It shows strong apical (towards photoreceptors) to basal/basolateral (towards Bruch membrane) polarization. Multiple functions are bound to a complex structure of highly organized and polarized intracellular components: the cytoskeleton. A strong connection between the intracellular cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix is indispensable to maintaining the function of the RPE and thus, the photoreceptors. Impairments of these intracellular structures and the regular architecture they maintain often result in a disrupted cytoskeleton, which can be found in many retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This review article will give an overview of current knowledge on the molecules and proteins involved in cytoskeleton formation in cells, including RPE and how the cytoskeleton is affected under stress conditions-especially in AMD.

Indexed as

Actin CytoskeletonAgingAnimalsBiomarkersCytoskeletonExtracellular MatrixHumansMacular DegenerationMicrotubulesRetinal Pigment EpitheliumBiomarkersactinage-related macular degenerationagingcytoskeletonmicrofilamentmicrotubulesretinal pigment epitheliumstress fiber

Identifiers

PMID31336621
PMCPMC6678077
OpenAlexW2963010656

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