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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Neutrophils in Ocular Diseases.

Sridhar Bammidi, Victoria Koontz, Pooja Gautam, Stacey Hose, Debasish Sinha, Sayan Ghosh

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

6 authors.

Sridhar BammidiDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3189-6140
Victoria KoontzDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.
Pooja GautamDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1194-3050
Stacey HoseDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.
Debasish SinhaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.
Sayan GhoshDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.

Funding

Virus Production and Manipulation of Protein/Gene Expression ModuleP30EY008098 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Marlene Behrmann · 1989 to 2026
$17.8M
Targeting lysosome/RPE heterogeneity in AMD pathobiology as a novel therapyR01EY031594 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HANDA, JAMES T, SINHA, DEBASISH · 2021 to 2024
$2.4M
Function of a lens protein betaA3/A1-crystallin in astrocytesR01EY032516 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SINHA, DEBASISH · 2022 to 2022
$398k
Deciphering the role of mitochondrial/autophagy dysfunction in regulating inflammatory processes during AMD pathogenesisK99EY033421 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI GHOSH, SAYAN · 2023 to 2024
$185k
BrightFocus Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship on Macular Degeneration N/AEdward N. and Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation Awards Program in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Research N/ANEI NIH HHS P30EY08098NEI NIH HHS R01 EY031594NEI NIH HHS R01 EY032516NIH HHS 1K99EY033421-01A1NIH HHS 1R01EY031594-03A1NIH HHS 1R01EY032516-02A1Research to Prevent Blindness Unrestricted funds to University of Pittsburgh Department of OphthalmologyUniversity of Pittsburgh Jennifer Salvitti Davis, M.D. Chair Professorship in Ophthalmology to Debasish SinhaUniversity of Pittsburgh Start-up funding
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neutrophils, traditionally viewed as first responders to infection or tissue damage, exhibit dynamic and diverse roles in ocular health and disease. This review elaborates on previous findings that showed how neutrophils contribute to ocular diseases. In ocular infections, neutrophils play a pivotal role in host defense by orchestrating inflammatory responses to combat pathogens. Furthermore, in optic nerve neuropathies and retinal degenerative diseases like age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR), neutrophils are implicated in neuroinflammation and tissue damage owing to their ability to undergo neutrophil extracellular trap formation (NETosis) and secretion of inflammatory molecules. Targeting neutrophil-dependent processes holds promise as a therapeutic strategy, offering potential avenues for intervention in ocular infections, cancers, and retinal degenerative diseases. Understanding the multifaceted roles of neutrophils in ocular diseases is crucial for developing targeted therapies to improve patient outcomes.

Indexed as

Eye DiseasesNeutrophilsAnimalsExtracellular TrapsHumansMacular Degenerationcancerinfectioninflammationinnate immune cellNETosisneutrophilsretinal degeneration

Identifiers

PMID39062975
PMCPMC11276787

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