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ArticleeLife2020

Homeostatic plasticity in the retina is associated with maintenance of night vision during retinal degenerative disease.

Henri Leinonen, Nguyen C Pham, Taylor Boyd, Johanes Santoso, Krzysztof Palczewski, Frans Vinberg

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Article in eLife, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 75 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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Henri Leinonen *Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0388-832X
Nguyen C Pham *John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States.
Taylor BoydJohn A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States.
Johanes SantosoGavin Herbert Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, United States.
Krzysztof PalczewskiGavin Herbert Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0788-545X
Frans VinbergJohn A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3439-4979
University of California, Irvine · USUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF ARRESTINSR01EY009339 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI KISER, PHILIP DAVID, PALCZEWSKI, KRZYSZTOF · 1992 to 2025
$16.0M
Use of systems pharmacology to prevent rod and cone photoreceptor degenerationR24EY027283 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI PALCZEWSKI, KRZYSZTOF · 2017 to 2021
$7.9M
Pigment Regeneration Mechanisms in the Human RetinaR01EY031706 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Frans Vinberg · 2020 to 2026
$2.5M
Functional plasticity in retinal degenerative diseaseR01EY034986 · NEI · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Frans Vinberg · 2023 to 2026
$1.5M
Assessment of Retinal Function in Health and Disease From Mouse To HumanR00EY026651 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI VINBERG, FRANS · 2017 to 2019
$722k
ASSESSMENT OF RETINAL FUNCTION IN HEALTH AND DISEASE FROM MOUSE TO HUMANK99EY026651 · NEI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI VINBERG, FRANS · 2016 to 2017
$190k
NEI NIH HHS K99 EY026651NEI NIH HHS R00 EY026651NEI NIH HHS R01 EY009339NEI NIH HHS R01 EY031706NEI NIH HHS R01 EY034986NEI NIH HHS R24 EY027283
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuronal plasticity of the inner retina has been observed in response to photoreceptor degeneration. Typically, this phenomenon has been considered maladaptive and may preclude vision restoration in the blind. However, several recent studies utilizing triggered photoreceptor ablation have shown adaptive responses in bipolar cells expected to support normal vision. Whether such homeostatic plasticity occurs during progressive photoreceptor degenerative disease to help maintain normal visual behavior is unknown. We addressed this issue in an established mouse model of Retinitis Pigmentosa caused by the P23H mutation in rhodopsin. We show robust modulation of the retinal transcriptomic network, reminiscent of the neurodevelopmental state, and potentiation of rod - rod bipolar cell signaling following rod photoreceptor degeneration. Additionally, we found highly sensitive night vision in P23H mice even when more than half of the rod photoreceptors were lost. These results suggest retinal adaptation leading to persistent visual function during photoreceptor degenerative disease.

Indexed as

AnimalsCells, CulturedFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMutationNeuronal PlasticityNight VisionRetinaRetinal Bipolar CellsRetinitis PigmentosaRhodopsinTranscriptomeRhodopsineyehomeostatic plasticitymouseneuroscienceretinaretinal degenerationsensory systemsvision

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PMID32960171
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