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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Cone Photoreceptor Loss in Light-Damaged Albino Rats.

Molly C Benthal, Alex S McKeown, Timothy W Kraft

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Different Therapeutic Approaches for Dry and Wet AMD.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  5. ERG and Behavioral CFF in Light-Damaged Albino Rats.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Molly C BenthalDepartment of Optometry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Alex S McKeownDepartment of Vision Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Timothy W KraftDepartment of Vision Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7904-9848

Funding

Visual Phenotyping CoreP30EY003039 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Paul Douglas Gamlin · 1985 to 2026
$16.9M
PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PHOTORECEPTORSR01EY010573 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI KRAFT, TIMOTHY W · 1994 to 2002
$437k
NEI NIH HHS EY10573NEI NIH HHS P30 EY003039
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the etiology of decreased cone-driven vision in a light damage (LD) model of retinal degeneration. To induce slow, moderate degeneration, albino rats underwent low-intensity light exposure for 10 days. Electroretinography was utilized to assess physiologic function of the rod- and cone-driven retinal function in LD and control rats. Immunohistochemistry targeting cone arrestin allowed for quantification of cone density and for comparison of the decline in function. Photoreceptor loss was quantified by outer nuclear layer thickness decreases, as observed by optical coherence tomography and histology. The LD rats showed decreased rod- and cone-driven function with partial recovery 30 days after cessation of light exposure. In addition, LD rats showed decreased cone photoreceptor densities in the central retinal region compared to control rats. Our results demonstrate that the loss of cone-driven visual function induced by light damage is at least partially due to the death of cone photoreceptors.

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Retinal Cone Photoreceptor CellsRetinal DegenerationAnimalsElectroretinographyRatsRetinaTomography, Optical Coherenceconeelectroretinogramlight damageouter nuclear layerphotoreceptorrod

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PMID35409336
PMCPMC8999964

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