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Norrin Protects Retinal Ganglion Cells from Excitotoxic Damage via the Induction of Leukemia Inhibitory Factor.

Stefan Kassumeh, Stephanie Leopold, Rudolf Fuchshofer, Carina N Thomas, Siegfried G Priglinger, Ernst R Tamm, Andreas Ohlmann

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Article in Cells, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Stefan KassumehLaboratory for Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany.
Stephanie LeopoldInstitute of Human Anatomy and Embryology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Rudolf FuchshoferInstitute of Human Anatomy and Embryology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Carina N ThomasWellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Siegfried G PriglingerLaboratory for Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany.
Ernst R TammInstitute of Human Anatomy and Embryology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Andreas OhlmannLaboratory for Cell and Molecular Biology, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany.
LMU Klinikum · DEUniversity of Regensburg · DEHarvard University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate whether and how leukemia inhibitory factor (Lif) is involved in mediating the neuroprotective effects of Norrin on retinal ganglion cells (RGC) following excitotoxic damage. Norrin is a secreted protein that protects RGC from

methodsLif-deficient mice were injected with NMDA in one eye and NMDA plus Norrin into the other eye. RGC damage was investigated and quantified by TUNEL labeling 24 h after injection. Retinal mRNA expression was analyzed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction following retinal treatment.

resultsAfter intravitreal injection of NMDA and Norrin in wild-type mice approximately 50% less TUNEL positive cells were observed in the RGC layer when compared to NMDA-treated littermates, an effect which was lost in Lif-deficient mice. The mRNA expression for Gfap, a marker for Müller cell gliosis, as well as Edn2 and Fgf2 was induced in wild-type mice following NMDA/Norrin treatment but substantially blocked in Lif-deficient mice.

conclusionsNorrin mediates its protective properties on RGC via Lif, which is required to enhance Müller cell gliosis and to induce protective factors such as Edn2 or Fgf2.

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AnimalsEndothelin-2Ependymoglial CellsEye ProteinsFibroblast Growth Factor 2GliosisHumansLeukemia Inhibitory FactorMice, Inbred C57BLNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuroprotectionNeurotoxinsN-MethylaspartateOptic NervePhenotypeRetinal Ganglion CellsEndothelin-2Eye ProteinsFibroblast Growth Factor 2Leukemia Inhibitory FactorNdph protein, mouseNDP protein, humanNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurotoxinsN-Methylaspartateapoptosisexcitotoxic damageLifneuroprotectionNMDANorrinretinal ganglion cellsWnt/β-catenin signaling

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PMID31979254
PMCPMC7072268
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