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ArticleExperimental eye research2022

Characterizing the metabolic profile of dexamethasone treated human trabecular meshwork cells.

Kimberly Graybeal, Luis Sanchez, Chi Zhang, Linsey Stiles, Jie J Zheng

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Article in Experimental eye research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kimberly GraybealStein Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, The Molecular Biology Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Luis SanchezStein Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, The Molecular Biology Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Chi ZhangStein Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, The Molecular Biology Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Linsey StilesDepartment of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Endocrinology, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jie J ZhengStein Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine, The Molecular Biology Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: jzheng@jsei.ucla.edu.
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

Development of small-molecule Wnt mimetics for corneal epithelial cell regenerationR01EY028557 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI DENG, SOPHIE, ZHENG, JIE J. · 2018 to 2021
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NEI NIH HHS R01 EY028557
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The trabecular meshwork (TM) is the leading site of aqueous humor outflow in the eye and plays a critical role in maintaining normal intraocular pressure. When the TM fails to maintain normal intraocular pressure, glaucoma may develop. Mitochondrial damage has previously been found in glaucomatous TM cells; however, the precise metabolic activity of glaucomatous TM cells has yet to be quantitatively assessed. Using dexamethasone (Dex) treated primary human TM cells to model glaucomatous TM cells, we measure the respiratory and glycolytic activity of Dex-treated TM cells with an extracellular flux assay. We found that Dex-treated TM cells had quantifiably altered metabolic profiles, including increased spare respiratory capacity and ATP production rate from oxidative phosphorylation. Therefore, we propose that reversing or preventing these metabolic changes may represent an avenue for future research.

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Adenosine TriphosphateAgedCells, CulturedCytoskeletal ProteinsDexamethasoneEye ProteinsFemaleGlucocorticoidsGlycoproteinsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocilinTissue DonorsTrabecular MeshworkAdenosine TriphosphateCytoskeletal ProteinsDexamethasoneEye ProteinsGlucocorticoidsGlycoproteinsMyocilinMitochondriaMyocilinPrimary open angle glaucomaTrabecular meshwork

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PMID34896106
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