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ArticleMolecular neurodegeneration2021

Neuroprotection by Wld

Michael L Risner, Silvia Pasini, Nolan R McGrady, Karis B D'Alessandro, Vincent Yao, Melissa L Cooper, David J Calkins

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Article in Molecular neurodegeneration, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. The Role of Axonal Transport in Glaucoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael L Risner *Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, AA7103 MCN/VUIIS, 1161 21st Ave. S, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
Silvia Pasini *Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, AA7103 MCN/VUIIS, 1161 21st Ave. S, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
Nolan R McGradyDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, AA7103 MCN/VUIIS, 1161 21st Ave. S, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
Karis B D'AlessandroDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, AA7103 MCN/VUIIS, 1161 21st Ave. S, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
Vincent YaoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, AA7103 MCN/VUIIS, 1161 21st Ave. S, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
Melissa L CooperDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, AA7103 MCN/VUIIS, 1161 21st Ave. S, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
David J CalkinsDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, AA7103 MCN/VUIIS, 1161 21st Ave. S, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA. david.j.calkins@vumc.org.ORCID 0000-0002-8475-9959
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · US

Funding

Tumor Immunology and Microenvironment Research ProgramP30CA068485 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI STACIE B DUSETZINA · 1995 to 2026
$172.8M
Shop Module CoreP30EY008126 · NEI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI David J. Calkins · 1989 to 2026
$19.6M
Vanderbilt Mouse Metabolic Physiology CenterU24DK059637 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI WASSERMAN, DAVID H · 2001 to 2015
$14.9M
Training Systems and Integrative NeuroscienceT32MH019524 · NIMH · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI KIORPES, LYNNE · 1992 to 2025
$5.2M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA068485NEI NIH HHS P30 EY008126NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK059637NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH019524
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEarly challenges to axonal physiology, active transport, and ultrastructure are endemic to age-related neurodegenerative disorders, including those affecting the optic nerve. Chief among these, glaucoma causes irreversible vision loss through sensitivity to intraocular pressure (IOP) that challenges retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons, which comprise the optic nerve. Early RGC axonopathy includes distal to proximal progression that implicates a slow form of Wallerian degeneration. In multiple disease models, including inducible glaucoma, expression of the slow Wallerian degeneration (Wld

methodsUsing an inducible model of glaucoma along with whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology and morphological analysis, we tested if Wld

resultsWe found Wld

conclusionThe efficacy of Wld

Indexed as

Nerve Tissue ProteinsAgingAnimalsGlaucomaMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuroprotectionRetinal Ganglion CellsNerve Tissue ProteinsWld protein, mouseAxonopathyDendritic morphologyGlaucomaNeurodegenerationNeuroprotectionRetinal ganglion cellsSlow Wallerian degenerationWld S

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PMID34090501
PMCPMC8180099
OpenAlexW3170237536

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