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ReviewProgress in retinal and eye research2022

Dynamic lipid turnover in photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium throughout life.

Dominik Lewandowski, Christopher L Sander, Aleksander Tworak, Fangyuan Gao, Qianlan Xu, Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk

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In one paragraph

Review in Progress in retinal and eye research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
67citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Chronic changes in acute zonal occult outer retinopathy mimicking non-progressive retinitis pigmentosa: clinical and laboratory characteristics.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  10. Polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in the retinal pigment epithelium and its association with outer retinal disease.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2026
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  12. The roles of glycerophospholipids in the aging retina and age-related macular degeneration.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dominik LewandowskiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Center for Translational Vision Research, School of Medicine, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Christopher L SanderDepartment of Ophthalmology, Center for Translational Vision Research, School of Medicine, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Aleksander TworakDepartment of Ophthalmology, Center for Translational Vision Research, School of Medicine, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Fangyuan GaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Center for Translational Vision Research, School of Medicine, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Qianlan XuDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Center for Translational Vision Research, School of Medicine, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Dorota Skowronska-KrawczykDepartment of Ophthalmology, Center for Translational Vision Research, School of Medicine, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA; Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Center for Translational Vision Research, School of Medicine, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA. Electronic address: dorotask@hs.uci.edu.
University of California, Irvine · US

Funding

Transfer: Molecular Mechanisms of GlaucomaR01EY027011 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SKOWRONSKA-KRAWCZYK, DOROTA · 2017 to 2022
$2.3M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY027011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The retinal pigment epithelium-photoreceptor interphase is renewed each day in a stunning display of cellular interdependence. While photoreceptors use photosensitive pigments to convert light into electrical signals, the RPE supports photoreceptors in their function by phagocytizing shed photoreceptor tips, regulating the blood retina barrier, and modulating inflammatory responses, as well as regenerating the 11-cis-retinal chromophore via the classical visual cycle. These processes involve multiple protein complexes, tightly regulated ligand-receptors interactions, and a plethora of lipids and protein-lipids interactions. The role of lipids in maintaining a healthy interplay between the RPE and photoreceptors has not been fully delineated. In recent years, novel technologies have resulted in major advancements in understanding several facets of this interplay, including the involvement of lipids in phagocytosis and phagolysosome function, nutrient recycling, and the metabolic dependence between the two cell types. In this review, we aim to integrate the complex role of lipids in photoreceptor and RPE function, emphasizing the dynamic exchange between the cells as well as discuss how these processes are affected in aging and retinal diseases.

Indexed as

Retinal DiseasesRetinal Pigment EpitheliumBlood-Retinal BarrierHumansLipidsPhotoreceptor CellsLipidsAgingDocosahexaenoic acid (DHA)lipidslipids in eye diseasesMembranesPhotoreceptorsPolyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)Rod outer segmentRPE

Identifiers

PMID34971765
PMCPMC10361839
OpenAlexW4200554250

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