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ArticleTranslational vision science & technology2021

Anti-NOGO Antibody Neuroprotection in a Rat Model of NAION.

Mary A Johnson, Zara Mehrabian, Yan Guo, Joy Ghosh, Mitchell G Brigell, Steven L Bernstein

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Article in Translational vision science & technology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mary A JohnsonDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Zara MehrabianDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Yan GuoDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Joy GhoshEventide Asset Management, LLC, Boston, MA, USA.
Mitchell G BrigellAerpio Corporation, Belmont, MA, USA.
Steven L BernsteinDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
University of Maryland, Baltimore · USAerpio Pharmaceuticals (United States) · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Optic Nerve Stroke NeuroprotectionR01EY015304 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI BERNSTEIN, STEVEN L · 2004 to 2018
$4.7M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY015304
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and mechanisms of anti-NOGO receptor monoclonal antibody 11C7mAb in a rat model of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (rNAION). Methods: The rNAION was induced in one eye of 20 Long-Evans rats, which were studied in 10 groups of two rats, each group containing a sham rat receiving intravitreal injections of vehicle and a treatment rat receiving intravitreal injections of 11C7mAb. Fellow eyes served as naïve controls. The rats were tested using flash electroretinograms (ERGs), flash visual evoked potentials (VEPs), and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Thirty days after induction, they were euthanized, and the eyes were prepared for immunohistochemistry (two groups), hematoxylin and eosin staining (two groups) or transmission electron microscopy (TEM; six groups). Results: Ninety-five percent of the VEP amplitude was preserved in eyes treated with 11C7mAb, versus 69% in the control eyes. Immunohistochemistry revealed a large reduction in microglia and extrinsic macrophages with axon sparing. In addition to axon preservation, TEM also showed reduced extracellular debris and only slight myelin damage compared with the vehicle-treated animals. There were no significant differences in retinal ganglion cell counts, nor was there a difference in optic nerve swelling as measured by OCT. ERGs were used to exclude eyes with retinal vascular occlusions, an occasional complication of the induction technique. Conclusions: The 11C7mAb preserves optic nerve integrity and reduces inflammation in rNAION. Translational Relevance: This study evaluates the efficacy of an anti-NOGO receptor antibody in a rat model of NAION, a disorder that currently has no universally-acknowledged treatment.

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Optic Neuropathy, IschemicAnimalsEvoked Potentials, VisualNeuroprotectionRatsRats, Long-EvansRetinal Ganglion Cells

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PMID34904998
PMCPMC8684297
OpenAlexW4200083351

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