Relationships between neurodegeneration and vascular damage in diabetic retinopathy

MG Rossino, M Dal Monte, G Casini - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a common complication of diabetes and constitutes a major
cause of vision impairment and blindness in the world. DR has long been described …

Neuro-protection and neuro-regeneration of the optic nerve: recent advances and future directions

KK Gokoffski, M Peng, B Alas… - Current opinion in …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Different optic neuropathies will benefit from neuro-protective versus neuro-regenerative
approaches. Developing clinically effective treatments for optic nerve disease will require a …

Brimonidine is neuroprotective in animal paradigm of retinal ganglion cell damage

F Conti, GL Romano, CM Eandi, MD Toro… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
To investigate the neuroprotective effect of brimonidine after retinal ischemia damage on
mouse eye. Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy characterized by retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) …

A topical formulation of melatoninergic compounds exerts strong hypotensive and neuroprotective effects in a rat model of hypertensive glaucoma

M Dal Monte, M Cammalleri, R Amato… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is of great importance for regulating several eye processes, including pressure
homeostasis. Melatonin in combination with agomelatine has been recently reported to …

Did you choose appropriate tracer for retrograde tracing of retinal ganglion cells? The differences between cholera toxin subunit B and Fluorogold

F Yao, E Zhang, Z Gao, H Ji, M Marmouri, X Xia - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Cholera toxin subunit B (CTB) and Fluorogold (FG) are two widely utilized retrograde tracers
to assess the number and function of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). However, the relative …

A combination of topical and systemic administration of brimonidine is neuroprotective in the murine optic nerve crush model

R Maciulaitiene, G Kalesnykas, DH Pauza… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Glaucoma is a multifactorial optic neuropathy that primarily affecting retinal ganglion cells
(RGC). Brimonidine is an intraocular pressure-lowering drug with reported neuroprotective …

New therapeutic targets in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration

PV Muñoz-Ramón, PH Martínez… - Archivos de la Sociedad …, 2020 - Elsevier
Age-related macular degeneration and specially neovascular age-related macular
degeneration is the leading cause of low vision in developed countries. Even though the …

Melatonin supplementation over different time periods until ageing modulates genotoxic parameters in mice

AP Damiani, G Strapazzon… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The ageing process is a multifactorial phenomenon, associated with decreased
physiological and cellular functions and an increased propensity for various degenerative …

Evidence on the neuroprotective properties of brimonidine in glaucoma

D Scuteri, G Bagetta, C Nucci, F Aiello… - Progress in Brain …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background: glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness all over the world. The
degree of visual field loss accounts for the severity of the disease and represents the main …

A high-salt diet aggravates retinal ischaemia/reperfusion injury

Q Li, W Fang, F Hu, X Zhou, Y Cheng… - Experimental Eye …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ischaemia/reperfusion contributes to the pathophysiological process of many retinal
diseases. Previous studies have shown that retinal ischaemia/reperfusion mainly results in …