[HTML][HTML] The lymphatic vasculature in the 21st century: novel functional roles in homeostasis and disease

G Oliver, J Kipnis, GJ Randolph, NL Harvey - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Mammals have two specialized vascular circulatory systems: the blood vasculature and the
lymphatic vasculature. The lymphatic vasculature is a unidirectional conduit that returns …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular crosstalk regulates the aqueous humor outflow pathway and provides new targets for glaucoma therapies

BR Thomson, P Liu, T Onay, J Du, SW Tompson… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) is a severe disease characterized by developmental
defects in the trabecular meshwork (TM) and Schlemm's canal (SC), comprising the …

Gene therapies and gene product-based drug candidates for normalizing and preserving tissue functions in animal models of ocular hypertension and glaucoma

NA Sharif - Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
More than 76 million people worldwide are afflicted with the neurodegenerative eye
diseases described and grouped together as glaucoma. A common feature amongst the …

High throughput functional profiling of genes at intraocular pressure loci reveals distinct networks for glaucoma

CJ Greatbatch, Q Lu, S Hung, AJ Barnett… - Human Molecular …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is a leading cause of blindness globally.
Characterized by progressive retinal ganglion cell degeneration, the precise pathogenesis …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated intraocular pressure and glaucomatous optic neuropathy: genes to disease mechanisms, therapeutic drugs, and gene therapies

NA Sharif - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review article focuses on the pathogenesis of and genetic defects linked with chronic
ocular hypertension (cOHT) and glaucoma. The latter ocular disease constitutes a group of …

Endothelial tyrosine kinase Tie1 is required for normal Schlemm's canal development—brief report

J Du, BR Thomson, T Onay… - … , thrombosis, and vascular …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Schlemm's canal (SC) is a large vessel residing in the iridocorneal angle and
is required to regulate aqueous humor outflow. Normal SC structure and function is …

Selected aspects of ocular toxicity studies with a focus on high-quality pathology reports: a pathology/toxicology consultant's perspective

B Short - Toxicologic Pathology, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Ocular toxicity studies are the bedrock of nonclinical ocular drug and drug–device
development, and there has been an evolution in experience, technologies, and challenges …

[HTML][HTML] Intracameral injection of AAV-DJ. COMP-ANG1 reduces the IOP of mice by reshaping the trabecular outflow pathway

Y Qiao, Z Sun, C Tan, J Lai, X Sun… - … & Visual Science, 2022 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: The angiopoietin-1 (ANG1)-TIE signaling pathway orchestrates the development
and maintenance of the Schlemm's canal (SC). In this study, we investigated the impact of …

[HTML][HTML] Deep Learning-Based Identification of Intraocular Pressure-Associated Genes Influencing Trabecular Meshwork Cell Morphology

CJ Greatbatch, Q Lu, S Hung, SN Tran, K Wing… - Ophthalmology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose Genome-wide association studies have recently uncovered many loci associated
with variation in intraocular pressure (IOP). Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to …

Eye Disease Genetics and Therapeutics

NA Sharif, N Choudry, SD Chaudhry… - Advances in Vision …, 2024 - Springer
Pathogenesis of many eye diseases can be traced to certain genetic defects at the cell
nuclear level and/or due to deficiency or dysfunctions in the gene product proteins …