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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Remodeling of the Lamina Cribrosa: Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Approaches for Glaucoma.

Ryan G Strickland, Mary Anne Garner, Alecia K Gross, Christopher A Girkin

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Review 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 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Gasotransmitters in Glaucoma: A New Paradigm.Bulletin of pharmaceutical research · 2026
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  10. Ocular Biomechanical Responses to Long-Duration Spaceflight.IEEE open journal of engineering in medicine and biology · 2025
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  11. Role of Microglia in Glaucomatous Pathology.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  20. The Fibro-Inflammatory Response in the Glaucomatous Optic Nerve Head.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ryan G StricklandDepartment of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2716-9098
Mary Anne GarnerDepartment of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
Alecia K GrossDepartment of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1857-6633
Christopher A GirkinDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

Rhodopsin Trafficking and Retinal DegenerationsR01EY019311 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GROSS, ALECIA K · 2008 to 2012
$1.9M
Photoreceptor Disk Formation and Retinal DegenerationsR01EY030096 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GROSS, ALECIA K · 2020 to 2023
$1.8M
Determinants of the Biomechanical Behavior of the Human Lamina CribrosaR01EY028284 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI FAZIO, MASSIMO ANTONIO, GIRKIN, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY · 2018 to 2021
$1.5M
EyeSight Foundation of Alabama NoneNEI NIH HHS 5R01EY030096NEI NIH HHS R01 EY019311NEI NIH HHS R01 EY028284NEI NIH HHS R01EY028284NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030096Research to Prevent Blindness mone
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glaucomatous optic neuropathy is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. The chronic disease is characterized by optic nerve degeneration and vision field loss. The reduction of intraocular pressure remains the only proven glaucoma treatment, but it does not prevent further neurodegeneration. There are three major classes of cells in the human optic nerve head (ONH): lamina cribrosa (LC) cells, glial cells, and scleral fibroblasts. These cells provide support for the LC which is essential to maintain healthy retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons. All these cells demonstrate responses to glaucomatous conditions through extracellular matrix remodeling. Therefore, investigations into alternative therapies that alter the characteristic remodeling response of the ONH to enhance the survival of RGC axons are prevalent. Understanding major remodeling pathways in the ONH may be key to developing targeted therapies that reduce deleterious remodeling.

Indexed as

GlaucomaOptic DiskOptic Nerve DiseasesHumansIntraocular PressureRetinal Ganglion Cellsglaucomaglial cellsintraocular pressurelamina cribrosalamina cribrosa cellsoptic nerve headscleral fibroblasts

Identifiers

PMID35897642
PMCPMC9329908
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