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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Targeting Lysosomes to Reverse Hydroquinone-Induced Autophagy Defects and Oxidative Damage in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells.

Samuel Abokyi, Sze-Wan Shan, Christie Hang-I Lam, Kirk Patrick Catral, Feng Pan, Henry Ho-Lung Chan, Chi-Ho To, Dennis Yan-Yin Tse

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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 17 papers.

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17citing 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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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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 18 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

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Samuel AbokyiSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8808-1340
Sze-Wan ShanSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6876-9914
Christie Hang-I LamSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.
Kirk Patrick CatralSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.
Feng PanSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5256-4380
Henry Ho-Lung ChanSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8516-4711
Chi-Ho ToSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1938-8397
Dennis Yan-Yin TseSchool of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7561-9121
Hong Kong Polytechnic University · HKUniversity of Cape Coast · GH

Funding

Hong Kong Polytechnic University PolyU Central Research Grant 1ZE6H, GYBQTResearch Grants Council, University Grants Committee Hong Kong PhD Fellowship, UGC/GEN/456/08, UGC/456/09
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In age-related macular degeneration (AMD), hydroquinone (HQ)-induced oxidative damage in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is believed to be an early event contributing to dysregulation of inflammatory cytokines and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) homeostasis. However, the roles of antioxidant mechanisms, such as autophagy and the ubiquitin-proteasome system, in modulating HQ-induced oxidative damage in RPE is not well-understood. This study utilized an in-vitro AMD model involving the incubation of human RPE cells (ARPE-19) with HQ. In comparison to hydrogen peroxide (H

Indexed as

AutophagyCathepsin DCells, CulturedHumansHydroquinonesLeupeptinsLysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 2LysosomesMacular DegenerationMitochondriaProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexRetinal Pigment Epitheliumbenzyloxycarbonylleucyl-leucyl-leucine aldehydeCathepsin DCTSD protein, humanhydroquinoneHydroquinonesLAMP2 protein, humanLeupeptinsLysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 2Proteasome Endopeptidase Complexage-related macular degenerationautophagyhydroquinonelysosomal alkalizationoxidative stressubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS)

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PMID34445748
PMCPMC8396439
OpenAlexW3193868033

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