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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Role of Oxidative Stress in Ocular Diseases Associated with Retinal Ganglion Cells Degeneration.

Eugene Yu-Chuan Kang, Pei-Kang Liu, Yao-Tseng Wen, Peter M J Quinn, Sarah R Levi, Nan-Kai Wang, Rong-Kung Tsai

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
80citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

80 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 98 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

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Eugene Yu-Chuan KangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6814-6530
Pei-Kang LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6417-4363
Yao-Tseng WenInstitute of Eye Research, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 97403, Taiwan.
Peter M J QuinnJonas Children's Vision Care, and Bernard and Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Departments of Ophthalmology, Pathology and Cell Biology, Institute of Human Nutrition, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9940-4264
Sarah R LeviJonas Children's Vision Care, and Bernard and Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Departments of Ophthalmology, Pathology and Cell Biology, Institute of Human Nutrition, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Nan-Kai WangEdward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Rong-Kung TsaiInstitute of Eye Research, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 97403, Taiwan.
Columbia University · USChang Gung University · TWColumbia University Irving Medical Center · USNational Sun Yat-sen University · TWTzu Chi University · TW

Funding

Instrumentation, Fabrication, and Design CoreP30EY019007 · NEI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Xin Zhang · 2010 to 2026
$12.9M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY019007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ocular diseases associated with retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration is the most common neurodegenerative disorder that causes irreversible blindness worldwide. It is characterized by visual field defects and progressive optic nerve atrophy. The underlying pathophysiology and mechanisms of RGC degeneration in several ocular diseases remain largely unknown. RGCs are a population of central nervous system neurons, with their soma located in the retina and long axons that extend through the optic nerve to form distal terminals and connections in the brain. Because of this unique cytoarchitecture and highly compartmentalized energy demand, RGCs are highly mitochondrial-dependent for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. Recently, oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction have been found to be the principal mechanisms in RGC degeneration as well as in other neurodegenerative disorders. Here, we review the role of oxidative stress in several ocular diseases associated with RGC degenerations, including glaucoma, hereditary optic atrophy, inflammatory optic neuritis, ischemic optic neuropathy, traumatic optic neuropathy, and drug toxicity. We also review experimental approaches using cell and animal models for research on the underlying mechanisms of RGC degeneration. Lastly, we discuss the application of antioxidants as a potential future therapy for the ocular diseases associated with RGC degenerations.

Indexed as

degenerationglaucomahereditary optic atrophyischemic optic neuropathymitochondriaoptic neuritisoxidative stressretinal ganglion celltraumatic optic neuropathy

Identifiers

PMID34943051
PMCPMC8750806
OpenAlexW4200218540

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