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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2021

Coming of Age for the Photoreceptor Synapse.

Ellen Townes-Anderson, Eva Halasz, Weiwei Wang, Marco Zarbin

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Auditory hair cells and spiral ganglion neurons regenerate synapses with refined release properties in vitro.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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  5. The Structural and Functional Integrity of Rod Photoreceptor Ribbon Synapses Depends on Redundant Actions of Dynamins 1 and 3.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2024
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  7. Three-Dimensional Ultrastructure of the Normal Rod Photoreceptor Synapse and Degenerative Changes Induced by Retinal Detachment.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ellen Townes-AndersonDepartment of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States.
Eva HalaszDepartment of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States.
Weiwei WangSchepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Marco ZarbinInstitute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, United States.
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolSmith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute · US

Funding

PLASTICITY AND REGENERATION OF RETINAL SYNAPSESR01EY012031 · NEI · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI TOWNES-ANDERSON, ELLEN S · 1998 to 2010
$3.1M
Neural Stability after Retinal DetachmentR01EY021542 · NEI · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI TOWNES-ANDERSON, ELLEN S, WHITEHEAD, IAN P · 2012 to 2016
$2.0M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY012031NEI NIH HHS R01 EY021542
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To discuss the potential contribution of rod and cone synapses to the loss of visual function in retinal injury and disease. Methods: The published literature and the authors' own work were reviewed. Results: Retinal detachment is used as a case study of rod spherule and cone pedicle plasticity after injury. Both rod and cone photoreceptors terminals are damaged after detachment although the structural changes observed are only partially overlapping. For second-order neurons, only those associated with rod spherules respond consistently to injury by remodeling. Examination of signaling pathways involved in plasticity of conventional synapses and in neural development has been and may continue to be productive in discovering novel therapeutic targets. Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition is an example of therapy that may reduce synaptic damage by preserving normal synaptic structure of rod and cone cells. Conclusions: We hypothesize that synaptic damage contributes to poor visual restoration after otherwise successful anatomical repair of retinal detachment. A similar situation may exist for patients with degenerative retinal disease. Thus, synaptic structure and function should be routinely studied, as this information may disclose therapeutic strategies to mitigate visual loss.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansNeuronal PlasticityPhotoreceptor Cells, VertebrateRetinal DetachmentSignal TransductionSynapsesVision DisordersVision, Ocular

Identifiers

PMID34550300
PMCPMC8475281
OpenAlexW3200720339

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