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ArticleExperimental eye research2020

Isolation and characterization of human optic nerve head astrocytes and lamina cribrosa cells.

Navita N Lopez, Abbot F Clark, Tara Tovar-Vidales

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Article in Experimental eye research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Navita N LopezThe North Texas Eye Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States.
Abbot F ClarkThe North Texas Eye Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States.
Tara Tovar-VidalesThe North Texas Eye Research Institute, Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States. Electronic address: tara.tovar-vidales@unthsc.edu.
University of North Texas · USUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center · US

Funding

Training in the Neurobiology of Aging and Alzheimer's DiseaseT32AG020494 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR · PI ROBERT Clinton BARBER, NATHALIE SUMIEN · 2002 to 2026
$6.9M
NIA NIH HHS T32 AG020494
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lamina cribrosa is the initial site of glaucomatous injury. Pathological changes to the lamina cribrosa include posterior displacement of the lamina cribrosa, loss of trophic support, and remodeling of the extracellular matrix. Optic nerve head (ONH) astrocytes and lamina cribrosa cells synthesize extracellular matrix proteins to support and maintain the lamina cribrosa under physiological conditions. During glaucoma, these cells respond to mechanical strain and other stimuli, which leads to pathological remodeling of the ONH. Although ONH astrocytes and lamina cribrosa cells have been previously cultured, there is no well-accepted, straightforward technique to isolate both cell types from a single dissected human ONH. To better understand the pathophysiology of glaucoma, we obtained and cultured lamina cribrosa explants from human donor eyes. Initially, cells that grew out from the explant were ONH astrocytes and lamina cribrosa cells. Using a specialized medium, we isolated pure populations of lamina cribrosa cells and ONH astrocytes. ONH astrocytes expressed glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Lamina cribrosa cells expressed alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), but were negative for GFAP. This method of ONH cell isolation and cell-culture will provide a technique to better understand the molecular and cell-specific changes in glaucomatous damage to the ONH.

Indexed as

AstrocytesBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedExtracellular Matrix ProteinsGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHumansOptic DiskExtracellular Matrix ProteinsGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinAstrocytesExplantHuman ONHLamina cribrosa cells

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PMID32522476
PMCPMC7483633
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