Major review: Molecular genetics of primary open-angle glaucoma

Y Liu, RR Allingham - Experimental eye research, 2017 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Primary open-angle
glaucoma (POAG), the most common type, is a complex inherited disorder that is …

From DNA damage to functional changes of the trabecular meshwork in aging and glaucoma

SC Saccà, S Gandolfi, A Bagnis, G Manni… - Ageing Research …, 2016 - Elsevier
Glaucoma is a degenerative disease of the eye. Both the anterior and posterior segments of
the eye are affected, extensive damage being detectable in the trabecular meshwork and …

[HTML][HTML] The evolving functions of autophagy in ocular health: a double-edged sword

P Chai, H Ni, H Zhang, X Fan - International journal of biological …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Autophagy plays an adaptive role in cell survival, development, differentiation and
intracellular homeostasis. Autophagy is recognized as a'self-cannibalizing'process that is …

Primary cilia and the reciprocal activation of AKT and SMAD2/3 regulate stretch-induced autophagy in trabecular meshwork cells

MS Shim, A Nettesheim, A Dixon… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Activation of autophagy is one of the responses elicited by high intraocular pressure (IOP)
and mechanical stretch in trabecular meshwork (TM) cells. However, the mechanosensor …

The autophagic protein LC3 translocates to the nucleus and localizes in the nucleolus associated to NUFIP1 in response to cyclic mechanical stress

MS Shim, A Nettesheim, J Hirt, PB Liton - Autophagy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The trabecular meshwork (TM) is a key regulatory tissue of intraocular pressure (IOP) in the
anterior chamber of eye. Dysfunction of the TM causes resistance to outflow of aqueous …

How many aqueous humor outflow pathways are there?

C Costagliola, R Dell'Omo, L Agnifili, S Bartollino… - Survey of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aqueous humor (AH) outflow pathways definition is still matter of intense debate. To
date, the differentiation between conventional (trabecular meshwork) and unconventional …

The outflow pathway: a tissue with morphological and functional unity

SC Saccà, S Gandolfi, A Bagnis… - Journal of cellular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The trabecular meshwork (TM) plays an important role in high‐tension glaucomas. Indeed,
the TM is a true organ, through which the aqueous humor flows from the anterior chamber to …

The physiological and pathophysiological roles of the autophagy lysosomal system in the conventional aqueous humor outflow pathway: More than cellular clean up

MS Shim, PB Liton - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2022 - Elsevier
During the last few years, the autophagy lysosomal system is emerging as a central cellular
pathway with roles in survival, acting as a housekeeper and stress response mechanism …

Acquisition of neurodegenerative features in isogenic OPTN (E50K) human stem cell-derived retinal ganglion cells associated with autophagy disruption and …

KC Huang, C Gomes, Y Shiga, N Belforte… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2024 - Springer
The ability to derive retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) from human pluripotent stem cells
(hPSCs) has led to numerous advances in the field of retinal research, with great potential …

[HTML][HTML] Autophagic dysregulation in glaucomatous trabecular meshwork cells

K Porter, J Hirt, WD Stamer, PB Liton - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2015 - Elsevier
Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is a degenerative disease commonly associated with
aging and elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). Higher resistance to aqueous humor (AH) …