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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Mirna Expression in Glaucomatous and TGFβ2 Treated Lamina Cribrosa Cells.

Navita N Lopez, Rajiv Rangan, Abbot F Clark, Tara Tovar-Vidales

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. 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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6citing papers in PubMed
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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Biodistribution of Reconstituted High-Density Lipoprotein Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery to Retinal Ganglion Cells.Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Navita N LopezDepartment of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, The North Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.
Rajiv RanganDepartment of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, The North Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.
Abbot F ClarkDepartment of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, The North Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3594-6560
Tara Tovar-VidalesDepartment of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, The North Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9003-9280
University of North Texas · US

Funding

Training in the Neurobiology of Aging and Alzheimer's DiseaseT32AG020494 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR · PI ROBERT Clinton BARBER, NATHALIE SUMIEN · 2002 to 2026
$6.9M
Glaucoma Research Foundation noneNIA NIH HHS T32 AG020494NIH training grant T32 AG020494
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glaucoma is a group of optic neuropathies that leads to irreversible vision loss. The optic nerve head (ONH) is the site of initial optic nerve damage in glaucoma. ONH-derived lamina cribrosa (LC) cells synthesize extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins; however, these cells are adversely affected in glaucoma and cause detrimental changes to the ONH. LC cells respond to mechanical strain by increasing the profibrotic cytokine transforming growth factor-beta 2 (TGFβ2) and ECM proteins. Moreover, microRNAs (miRNAs or miR) regulate ECM gene expression in different fibrotic diseases, including glaucoma. A delicate homeostatic balance between profibrotic and anti-fibrotic miRNAs may contribute to the remodeling of ONH. This study aimed to determine whether modulation of miRNAs alters the expression of ECM in human LC cells. Primary human normal and glaucoma LC cells were grown to confluency and treated with or without TGFβ2 for 24 h. Differences in expression of miRNAs were analyzed using miRNA qPCR arrays. miRNA PCR arrays showed that the miR-29 family was significantly decreased in glaucomatous LC cell strains compared to age-matched controls. TGFβ2 treatment downregulated the expression of multiple miRNAs, including miR-29c-3p, compared to controls in LC cells. LC cells transfected with miR-29c-3p mimics or inhibitors modulated collagen expression.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationCase-Control StudiesGene Expression ProfilingGlaucomaHumansMicroRNAsOptic DiskOptic Nerve DiseasesTransforming Growth Factor beta2MicroRNAsTransforming Growth Factor beta2ECMLC cellsmiR-29miRNAsONHoptic nerve head

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PMID34201109
PMCPMC8229860
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