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ArticleFrontiers in cellular neuroscience2021

The Effect of Low-Dose Atropine on Alpha Ganglion Cell Signaling in the Mouse Retina.

Qin Wang, Seema Banerjee, ChungHim So, ChunTing Qiu, YingHon Sze, Thomas Chuen Lam, Chi-Ho To, Feng Pan

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Article in Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Qin WangSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Seema BanerjeeSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
ChungHim SoSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
ChunTing QiuSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
YingHon SzeSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Thomas Chuen LamSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Chi-Ho ToSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Feng PanSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low-dose atropine helps to control myopia progression with few side effects. However, the impact of atropine, a non-selective muscarinic Acetylcholine (ACh) receptor antagonist, on retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) remains unclear. After immersing the cornea and adjacent conjunctiva of enucleated eyes in 0.05% (approximately 800 μM) atropine solution for 30 min, the atropine concentration reached in the retina was below 2 μM. After direct superfusion of the retina with 1 μM atropine (considering that the clinical application of 0.05% atropine eye drops will be diluted over time due to tear flow for 30 min), no noticeable changes in the morphology of ON and OFF alpha RGCs (αRGCs) were observed. Atropine affected the light-evoked responses of ON and OFF αRGCs in a dose- and time-dependent fashion. Direct application of less than 100 μM atropine on the retina did not affect light-evoked responses. The time latency of light-induced responses of ON or OFF αRGCs did not change after the application of 0.05-100 μM atropine for 5 min. However, 50 μM atropine extended the threshold of joint inter-spike interval (ISI) distribution of the RGCs. These results indicated that low-dose atropine (<0.5 μM; equal to 1% atropine topical application) did not interfere with spike frequency, the pattern of synchronized firing between OFF αRGCs, or the threshold of joint ISI distribution of αRGCs. The application of atropine unmasked inhibition to induce ON responses from certain OFF RGCs, possibly

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