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ReviewCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2025

Dialogue Between the Clock Gene Bmal1 and Retinopathy: What Is the Exact Relationship?

Yongheng Cui, Haoyan Li, Wenhui Fan, Hao Wu, Jiale Wang, Chengkang Qu, Ning Pu, Ye Tao

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Review in CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yongheng CuiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0002-1183-9234
Haoyan LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Wenhui FanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Hao WuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0003-8544-2384
Jiale WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Chengkang QuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Ning PuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Ye TaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Henan Eye Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.

Funding

the Science and Technology Major Project of Henan Province 221100310200the Zhongyuan Science and Technology Leading Talent Project 224200510013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCircadian clock coordinates the physiologic and behavioral activities with a 24-hour solar rhythm to maintain the temporal homeostasis of the body. In the mammalian retina, the circadian system regulates the physiological function of this organ. The realm of ocular circadian rhythm has earned kinds of research interest as the circadian rhythms dysfunction will disrupt the retinal homeostasis. Bmal1 functions as a major transcriptional regulator of the circadian clock.

resultsIn the retina, Bmal1 mediates the processing of light information, sustains photoreceptor viability and governs neurotransmitter release. Moreover, Bmal1 gene is believed to be a pathologic cofactor of the diabetic retinopathy (DR), age-related macular degeneration (AMD), premature aging and refractive myopia. To date, the precise mechanisms underlying the pathological effects mediated by Bmal1 remain incompletely elucidated.

conclusionsThis review presents recent findings and evidence regarding the contributory role of Bmal1 in retinal degeneration and its deficits, while exploring its therapeutic potential. And th review provides a comprehensive analysis of the underlying mechanisms of the clock gene Bmal1 in other diseases, with the aim of offering insights into innovative therapeutic strategies for retinopathy.

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ARNTL Transcription FactorsRetinal DiseasesAnimalsCircadian ClocksCircadian RhythmCLOCK ProteinsDiabetic RetinopathyHumansRetinaARNTL Transcription FactorsBMAL1 protein, humanCLOCK Proteinscircadian rhythmsclock geneseye diseasesretinal degeneration

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PMID41243864
PMCPMC12620852

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