JCI table of contents: June 21, 2007
...fer a powerful system for further investigation of retinal degeneration in NTG and the development of therapies directed at preventing or treating IOP-independent glaucoma. Title: The potential role of glutamate transporters in the pathogenesis of normal tension glaucoma Author Contact: Kohichi Tanaka T...Omega-3 fatty acids protect eyes against retinopathy, study finds
...tecting against the development and progression of retinal disease. The study gives us a better understanding... the eyes of prematurely born infants in which the retinal blood vessels increase in number and branch excessively, sometimes leading to bleeding or scarring. ...Penn researchers report that gene therapy awakens the brain despite blindness from birth
...ave demonstrated that gene therapy used to restore retinal activity to the blind also restores function to th...sults support the potential for human benefit from retinal therapies aimed at restoring vision to those with genetic retinal disease.Researchers used functiona...Research shows NPD1 protects a key component of vision
...europrotectin D1 (NPD1) protects against damage to retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells and identifies an i... and the papers are entitled Neurotrophins enhance retinal pigment epithelial cell survival through neuroprotectin D1 signaling and Photoreceptor outer segment...Fish eyes could hold clue to repairing damaged retinas in humans
... and are able to develop into a range of different retinal cells. The researchers were able to develop the cells in vitro into all the types of neurons found in the retina. When tested in rat models with diseased retinas, the cells migrated into the retina and took on the characteristics of the surroundin...People suffering from a severe retinal disease will sooner or later lose their eyesight c...: they identified a further gene for the inherited retinal disease Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) and discovered first evidences how it functions. This repre...