Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder of the brain, clinically characterised by cognitive deficits that gradually worsen over time. There is, at present, no …
Summary The apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) allele is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer disease and a decreased risk of glaucoma, but the underlying mechanisms …
F Hui, J Tang, PA Williams… - Clinical & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Importance Retinal ganglion cells endure significant metabolic stress in glaucoma but maintain capacity to recover function. Nicotinamide, a precursor of NAD+, is low in serum of …
IH Pang, AF Clark - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2020 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of vision impairment worldwide. In order to further understand the molecular pathobiology of this disease and to develop better therapies …
RJ Casson, G Chidlow, JG Crowston… - Progress in Retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy metabolism refers to the processes by which life transfers energy to do cellular work. The retina's relatively large energy demands make it vulnerable to energy insufficiency. In …
V Porciatti - Experimental eye research, 2015 - Elsevier
The function of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) can be non-invasively assessed in experimental and genetic models of glaucoma by means of variants of the ERG technique …
The retina and brain share similar neurochemistry and neurodevelopmental origins, with the retina, often viewed as a “window to the brain.” With retinal measures of structure and …
Glaucoma, the second most common cause of blindness, is characterized by a progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells and their axons, with a concomitant loss of the visual field …
Sustained increase in intraocular pressure represents a major risk factor for eye disease, yet the cellular mechanisms of pressure transduction in the posterior eye are essentially …