Search Results - "Lax, Pedro"
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Dopaminergic Retinal Cell Loss and Visual Dysfunction in Parkinson Disease
Published in Annals of neurology (01-11-2020)“…Objective Considering the demonstrated implication of the retina in Parkinson disease (PD) pathology and the importance of dopaminergic cells in this tissue,…”
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Systemic inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide aggravates inherited retinal dystrophy
Published in Cell death & disease (02-03-2018)“…Retinal neurodegenerative diseases involve a scenario of inflammation and cell death that leads to morphological alterations and visual impairment. Non-ocular…”
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Interpretation of OCT and OCTA images from a histological approach: Clinical and experimental implications
Published in Progress in retinal and eye research (01-07-2020)“…Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) have been a technological breakthrough in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of many retinal…”
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Astrocytes and Müller Cell Alterations During Retinal Degeneration in a Transgenic Rat Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa
Published in Frontiers in cellular neuroscience (22-12-2015)“…Retinitis pigmentosa includes a group of progressive retinal degenerative diseases that affect the structure and function of photoreceptors. Secondarily to the…”
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Microglia activation in a model of retinal degeneration and TUDCA neuroprotective effects
Published in Journal of neuroinflammation (29-10-2014)“…Retinitis pigmentosa is a heterogeneous group of inherited neurodegenerative retinal disorders characterized by a progressive peripheral vision loss and night…”
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Photosensitive Melanopsin-Containing Retinal Ganglion Cells in Health and Disease: Implications for Circadian Rhythms
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (28-06-2019)“…Melanopsin-containing retinal ganglion cells (mRGCs) represent a third class of retinal photoreceptors involved in regulating the pupillary light reflex and…”
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Neuroprotective effects of the cannabinoid agonist HU210 on retinal degeneration
Published in Experimental eye research (01-03-2014)“…Cannabinoids have been demonstrated to exert neuroprotective effects on different types of neuronal insults. Here we have addressed the therapeutic potential…”
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Gradual Increase in Environmental Light Intensity Induces Oxidative Stress and Inflammation and Accelerates Retinal Neurodegeneration
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (03-08-2020)“…Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a blinding neurodegenerative disease of the retina that can be affected by many factors. The present study aimed to analyze the…”
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Current and future therapeutic strategies for the treatment of retinal neurodegenerative diseases
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Combined drug triads for synergic neuroprotection in retinal degeneration
Published in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy (01-05-2022)“…This review focuses on retina degeneration occurring during glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy (DR), and retinitis…”
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Persistent inflammatory state after photoreceptor loss in an animal model of retinal degeneration
Published in Scientific reports (14-09-2016)“…Microglia act as the resident immune cells of the central nervous system, including the retina. In response to damaging stimuli microglia adopt an activated…”
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Retinitis pigmentosa is associated with shifts in the gut microbiome
Published in Scientific reports (23-03-2021)“…The gut microbiome is known to influence the pathogenesis and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. However, there has been relatively little focus upon…”
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Safranal, a saffron constituent, attenuates retinal degeneration in P23H rats
Published in PloS one (10-08-2012)“…Saffron, an extract from Crocus sativus, has been largely used in traditional medicine for its antiapoptotic and anticarcinogenic properties. In this work, we…”
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Progesterone Attenuates Microglial-Driven Retinal Degeneration and Stimulates Protective Fractalkine-CX3CR1 Signaling
Published in PloS one (04-11-2016)“…Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a degenerative disease leading to photoreceptor cell loss. Mouse models of RP, such as the rd10 mouse (B6.CXBl-Pde6brd10/J), have…”
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Controlled delivery of tauroursodeoxycholic acid from biodegradable microspheres slows retinal degeneration and vision loss in P23H rats
Published in PloS one (25-05-2017)“…Successful drug therapies for treating ocular diseases require effective concentrations of neuroprotective compounds maintained over time at the site of…”
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Ischemia-Reperfusion Increases TRPM7 Expression in Mouse Retinas
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-11-2023)“…Ischemia is the main cause of cell death in retinal diseases such as vascular occlusions, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, or retinopathy of prematurity…”
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Degeneration of human photosensitive retinal ganglion cells may explain sleep and circadian rhythms disorders in Parkinson's disease
Published in Acta neuropathologica communications (10-09-2018)“…Parkinson's disease (PD) patients often suffer from non-motor symptoms like sleep dysregulation, mood disturbances or circadian rhythms dysfunction. The…”
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Natural Compounds from Saffron and Bear Bile Prevent Vision Loss and Retinal Degeneration
Published in Molecules (31-07-2015)“…All retinal disorders, regardless of their aetiology, involve the activation of oxidative stress and apoptosis pathways. The administration of neuroprotective…”
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Loss of Melanopsin-Expressing Ganglion Cell Subtypes and Dendritic Degeneration in the Aging Human Retina
Published in Frontiers in aging neuroscience (04-04-2017)“…In mammals, melanopsin-expressing retinal ganglion cells (mRGCs) are, among other things, involved in several non-image-forming visual functions, including…”
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Starburst amacrine cells, involved in visual motion perception, lose their synaptic input from dopaminergic amacrine cells and degenerate in Parkinson’s disease patients
Published in Translational neurodegeneration (03-04-2023)“…Abstract Background The main clinical symptoms characteristic of Parkinson’s disease (PD) are bradykinesia, tremor, and other motor deficits. However,…”
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