Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38331947›Full record

ArticleActa neuropathologica communications2024

Loss of Sarm1 reduces retinal ganglion cell loss in chronic glaucoma.

Huilan Zeng, Jordan E Mayberry, David Wadkins, Nathan Chen, Daniel W Summers, Markus H Kuehn

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Acta neuropathologica communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
7.0field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Review
  5. Review
  6. IL1A enhances TNF-induced retinal ganglion cell death.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026
    Article
  7. Review
  8. Article
  9. Review
  10. Article
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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Huilan Zeng *Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, People's Republic of China.
Jordan E Mayberry *Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
David WadkinsDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Nathan ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Daniel W SummersDepartment of Biology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Markus H KuehnDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. markus-kuehn@uiowa.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3940-198X
University of Iowa · USUniversity of South China · CN

Funding

T-cell mediated RGC damage in glaucoma Diversity Initiative SupplementR01EY034534 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI MARKUS H. KUEHN · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
Bioassay to Predict the Development and Progression of GlaucomaI01RX002860 · VA · IOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI KUEHN, MARKUS H. · 2018 to 2021
–
Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual LossI50RX003002 · VA · IOWA CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI RANDY H. KARDON, MARKUS H. KUEHN · 2019 to 2026
–
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY034534RRD VA I01 RX002860RRD VA I50 RX003002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide and vision loss in the disease results from the deterioration of retinal ganglion cells (RGC) and their axons. Metabolic dysfunction of RGC plays a significant role in the onset and progression of the disease in both human patients and rodent models, highlighting the need to better define the mechanisms regulating cellular energy metabolism in glaucoma. This study sought to determine if Sarm1, a gene involved in axonal degeneration and NAD+ metabolism, contributes to glaucomatous RGC loss in a mouse model with chronic elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). Our data demonstrate that after 16 weeks of elevated IOP, Sarm1 knockout (KO) mice retain significantly more RGC than control animals. Sarm1 KO mice also performed significantly better when compared to control mice during optomotor testing, indicating that visual function is preserved in this group. Our findings also indicate that Sarm1 KO mice display mild ocular developmental abnormalities, including reduced optic nerve axon diameter and lower visual acuity than controls. Finally, we present data to indicate that SARM1 expression in the optic nerve is most prominently associated with oligodendrocytes. Taken together, these data suggest that attenuating Sarm1 activity through gene therapy, pharmacologic inhibition, or NAD+ supplementation, may be a novel therapeutic approach for patients with glaucoma.

Indexed as

GlaucomaRetinal Ganglion CellsAnimalsArmadillo Domain ProteinsAxonsCytoskeletal ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalHumansIntraocular PressureMiceMice, KnockoutNADOptic NerveArmadillo Domain ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsNADSARM1 protein, mouseAxonal degenerationGlaucomaNAD+ metabolismNeuroprotectionRGC lossSarm1SARM1

Identifiers

PMID38331947
PMCPMC10854189
OpenAlexW4391654053

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.