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ArticleBrain and behavior2020

A lab-on-a-chip model of glaucoma.

Fatemeh Nafian, Babak Kamali Doust Azad, Shahin Yazdani, Mohammad Javad Rasaee, Narsis Daftarian

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Article in Brain and behavior, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fatemeh NafianDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-0622-4086
Babak Kamali Doust AzadDepartment of Electronics, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-2238-6517
Shahin YazdaniOphthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-9583-1434
Mohammad Javad RasaeeDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5674-4672
Narsis DaftarianOphthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5846-8739
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRTarbiat Modares University · IRUniversity of Tehran · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsWe developed a glaucoma-on-a-chip model to evaluate the viability of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) against high pressure and the potential effect of neuroprotection.

methodsA three-layered chip consisting of interconnecting microchannels and culture wells was designed and fabricated from poly-methyl methacrylate sheets. The bottom surface of the wells was modified by air plasma and coated with different membranes to provide a suitable extracellular microenvironment. RGCs were purified from postnatal Wistar rats by magnetic assisted cell sorting up to 70% and characterized by flow cytometry and immunocytochemistry. The cultured RGCs were exposed to normal (15 mmHg) or elevated pressure (33 mmHg) for 6, 12, 24, 36, and 48 hr, with and without adding brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) or a novel BDNF mimetic (RNYK).

resultsMultiple inlet ports allow culture media and gas into the wells under elevated hydrostatic pressure. PDL/laminin formed the best supporting membrane. RGC survival rates were 85%, 78%, 70%, 67%, and 61% under normal pressure versus 40%, 22%, 18%, 12%, and 10% under high pressure at 6, 12, 24, 36, and 48 hr, respectively. BDNF and RNYK separately reduced RGC death rates about twofold under both normal and elevated pressures.

conclusionThis model recapitulated the effects of elevated pressure over relatively short time periods and demonstrated the neuroprotective effects of BDNF and RNYK.

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GlaucomaLab-On-A-Chip DevicesAnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorIntraocular PressureRatsRats, WistarRetinal Ganglion CellsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic Factorglaucomahydrostatic pressurelab-on-a-chipmicroenvironmentretinal ganglion cell

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PMID32803874
PMCPMC7559618
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