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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Oxidative Stress and Microglial Response in Retinitis Pigmentosa.

Yusuke Murakami, Yusaku Nakabeppu, Koh-Hei Sonoda

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
41citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yusuke MurakamiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3761-1732
Yusaku NakabeppuDivision of Neurofunctional Genomics, Department of Immunobiology and Neuroscience, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6739-242X
Koh-Hei SonodaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Kyushu University · JP

Funding

Center for Clinical and Translational Research of Kyushu University Hospital NAGrants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from KAKENHI #19K09952Kaibara Morikazu Medical Science Promotion Foundation NATakeda Science Foundation NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and anti-oxidant capacity results in oxidative injury to cellular components and molecules, which in turn disturbs the homeostasis of cells and organs. Although retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a hereditary disease, non-genetic biological factors including oxidative stress also modulate or contribute to the disease progression. In animal models of RP, the degenerating retina exhibits marked oxidative damage in the nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids, and anti-oxidant treatments substantially suppress photoreceptor cell death and microgliosis. Although the mechanisms by which oxidative stress mediates retinal degeneration have not been fully elucidated, our group has shown that oxidative DNA damage and its defense system are key regulators of microglial activation and photoreceptor degeneration in RP. In this review, we summarize the current evidence regarding oxidative stress in animal models and patients with RP. The clinical efficacy of anti-oxidant treatments for RP has not been fully established. Nevertheless, elucidating key biological processes that underlie oxidative damage in RP will be pivotal to understanding the pathology and developing a potent anti-oxidant strategy that targets specific cell types or molecules under oxidative stress.

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8-Hydroxy-2'-DeoxyguanosineAnimalsAntioxidantsCatalaseDisease Models, AnimalDNA DamageDNA GlycosylasesDNA Repair EnzymesGene Expression RegulationGlutathione PeroxidaseHumansMacular DegenerationMicrogliaOxidative StressPhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesReactive Oxygen Species8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine8-oxodGTPaseAntioxidantsCatalaseDNA GlycosylasesDNA Repair EnzymesGlutathione PeroxidasemutY adenine glycosylasePhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesReactive Oxygen SpeciesSuperoxide Dismutasemicrogliaoxidative DNA damageoxidative stressretinitis pigmentosa

Identifiers

PMID32998461
PMCPMC7583782
OpenAlexW3087990637

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