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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Polyunsaturated Lipids in the Light-Exposed and Prooxidant Retinal Environment.

Biancamaria Longoni, Gian Carlo Demontis

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 29% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 9 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Biancamaria LongoniDepartment of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Gian Carlo DemontisDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7641-0426
University of Pisa · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The retina is an oxidative stress-prone tissue due to high content of polyunsaturated lipids, exposure to visible light stimuli in the 400-480 nm range, and high oxygen availability provided by choroidal capillaries to support oxidative metabolism. Indeed, lipids' peroxidation and their conversion into reactive species promoting inflammation have been reported and connected to retinal degenerations. Here, we review recent evidence showing how retinal polyunsaturated lipids, in addition to oxidative stress and damage, may counteract the inflammatory response triggered by blue light-activated carotenoid derivatives, enabling long-term retina operation despite its prooxidant environment. These two aspects of retinal polyunsaturated lipids require tight control over their synthesis to avoid overcoming their protective actions by an increase in lipid peroxidation due to oxidative stress. We review emerging evidence on different transcriptional control mechanisms operating in retinal cells to modulate polyunsaturated lipid synthesis over the life span, from the immature to the ageing retina. Finally, we discuss the antioxidant role of food nutrients such as xanthophylls and carotenoids that have been shown to empower retinal cells' antioxidant responses and counteract the adverse impact of prooxidant stimuli on sight.

Indexed as

age-related macular degeneration (AMD)blue lightelovanoidsoxidative metabolismphotoreceptorsretinal pigment epithelial cellssaffronxanthophyllsω3 polyunsaturated fatty acid

Identifiers

PMID36978865
PMCPMC10044808
OpenAlexW4322774904

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