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ReviewInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2024

Müller Glial Cells in the Macula: Their Activation and Cell-Cell Interactions in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Soumya Navneet, Kyrie Wilson, Bärbel Rohrer

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Review in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
16.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Soumya NavneetDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
Kyrie WilsonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
Bärbel RohrerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
Medical University of South Carolina · USRalph H. Johnson VA Medical Center · US

Funding

Sex and Gender Supplement to Elastase and Elastin Peptide Activity in Age-Related Macular DegenerationR01EY030072 · NEI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI ROHRER, BAERBEL · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
RPE Cell Bystander Effects Contribute to AMD PathologyI01BX003050 · VA · RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI ROHRER, BAERBEL · 2016 to 2024
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Complement Factor H Haplotypes and Smoking in Age-Related Macular DegenerationI01RX000444 · VA · RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Baerbel Rohrer · 2011 to 2026
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BLR&D Research Career Scientist Award for Dr. Barbel RohrerIK6BX004858 · VA · RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Baerbel Rohrer · 2020 to 2026
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BLRD VA I01 BX003050BLRD VA IK6 BX004858NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030072RRD VA I01 RX000444
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Müller glia, the main glial cell of the retina, are critical for neuronal and vascular homeostasis in the retina. During age-related macular degeneration (AMD) pathogenesis, Müller glial activation, remodeling, and migrations are reported in the areas of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) degeneration, photoreceptor loss, and choroidal neovascularization (CNV) lesions. Despite this evidence indicating glial activation localized to the regions of AMD pathogenesis, it is unclear whether these glial responses contribute to AMD pathology or occur merely as a bystander effect. In this review, we summarize how Müller glia are affected in AMD retinas and share a prospect on how Müller glial stress might directly contribute to the pathogenesis of AMD. The goal of this review is to highlight the need for future studies investigating the Müller cell's role in AMD. This may lead to a better understanding of AMD pathology, including the conversion from dry to wet AMD, which has no effective therapy currently and may shed light on drug intolerance and resistance to current treatments.

Indexed as

Geographic AtrophyMacula LuteaWet Macular DegenerationCell CommunicationEpendymoglial CellsHumansRetina

Identifiers

PMID38416457
PMCPMC10910558
OpenAlexW4392231621

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