Regenerating eye tissues to preserve and restore vision

JH Stern, Y Tian, J Funderburgh, G Pellegrini, K Zhang… - Cell stem cell, 2018 - cell.com
Ocular regenerative therapies are on track to revolutionize treatment of numerous blinding
disorders, including corneal disease, cataract, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa, and age …

Glaucoma 2.0: neuroprotection, neuroregeneration, neuroenhancement

EE Chang, JL Goldberg - Ophthalmology, 2012 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is a progressive neurodegenerative disease of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs)
associated with characteristic axon degeneration in the optic nerve. Clinically, our only …

Critical pathogenic events underlying progression of neurodegeneration in glaucoma

DJ Calkins - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2012 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is a common optic neuropathy with a complex etiology often linked to sensitivity to
intraocular pressure. Though the precise mechanisms that mediate or transduce this …

Nanotechnology—novel therapeutics for CNS disorders

M Srikanth, JA Kessler - Nature reviews neurology, 2012 - nature.com
Research into treatments for diseases of the CNS has made impressive strides in the past
few decades, but therapeutic options are limited for many patients with CNS disorders …

Krüppel-like transcription factors in the nervous system: novel players in neurite outgrowth and axon regeneration

DL Moore, A Apara, JL Goldberg - Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 2011 - Elsevier
The Krüppel-like family of transcription factors (KLFs) have been widely studied in
proliferating cells, though very little is known about their role in post-mitotic cells, such as …

Wnt signaling promotes axonal regeneration following optic nerve injury in the mouse

AK Patel, KK Park, AS Hackam - Neuroscience, 2017 - Elsevier
Adult mammalian CNS axons generally do not regenerate, creating an obstacle to effective
repair and recovery after neuronal injury. The canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is …

Exploring optic nerve axon regeneration

HJ Li, ZL Sun, XT Yang, L Zhu… - Current …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Traumatic optic nerve injury is a leading cause of irreversible blindness across
the world and causes progressive visual impairment attributed to the dysfunction and death …

Deficiency of the RNA-binding protein ELAVL1/HuR leads to the failure of endogenous and exogenous neuroprotection of retinal ganglion cells

A Pacwa, J Machowicz, S Akhtar, P Rodak… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction ELAVL1/HuR is a keystone regulator of gene expression at the
posttranscriptional level, including stress response and homeostasis maintenance. The aim …

[HTML][HTML] Exploiting mTOR signaling: a novel translatable treatment strategy for traumatic optic neuropathy?

PJ Morgan-Warren, M Berry, Z Ahmed… - … & visual science, 2013 - arvojournals.org
Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death and a failure of axon regeneration contribute to the
profound visual loss experienced by patients after traumatic optic neuropathy (TON), for …

Inhibition of miR-21 ameliorates excessive astrocyte activation and promotes axon regeneration following optic nerve crush

HJ Li, YB Pan, ZL Sun, YY Sun, XT Yang, DF Feng - Neuropharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Optic nerve injury is a leading cause of irreversible visual impairment worldwide and can
even cause blindness. Excessive activation of astrocytes has negative effects on the repair …