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ReviewThe FEBS journal2022

Myeloid cells in retinal and brain degeneration.

Michelle Guo, Turner D Schwartz, Joshua L Dunaief, Qi N Cui

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Review in The FEBS journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Comparative models of uveitis.Eye (London, England) · 2025
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  8. Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein is necessary to maintain lipid homeostasis and retinal function.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2024
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  15. Anti-Inflammatory Effects of GLP-1R Activation in the Retina.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  16. Glucose uptake by GLUT1 in photoreceptors is essential for outer segment renewal and rod photoreceptor survival.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michelle GuoDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Turner D SchwartzDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Joshua L DunaiefDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Qi N CuiDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5338-0401
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Retinal Iron Transport in Health and DiseaseR01EY015240 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · 2004 to 2025
$1.8M
PENN Vision Clinical Scientist ProgramK12EY015398 · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · 2004 to 2025
$1.3M
NEI NIH HHS K08 EY029765NEI NIH HHS K12 EY015398NEI NIH HHS L30 EY029353NEI NIH HHS R01 EY015240NEI NIH HHS R01 EY028916
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinal inflammation underlies multiple prevalent ocular and neurological diseases. Similar inflammatory processes are observed in glaucomatous optic neuropathy, age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, posterior uveitis, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease. In particular, human and animal studies have demonstrated the important role microglia/macrophages play in initiating and maintaining a pro-inflammatory environment in degenerative processes impacting vision. On the other hand, microglia have also been shown to have a protective role in multiple central nervous system diseases. Identifying the mechanisms underlying cell dysfunction and death is the first step toward developing novel therapeutics for these diseases impacting the central nervous system. In addition to reviewing recent key studies defining important mediators of retinal inflammation, with an emphasis on translational studies that bridge this research from bench to bedside, we also highlight a promising therapeutic class of medications, the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists. Finally, we propose areas where additional research is necessary to identify mechanisms that can be modulated to shift the balance from a neurotoxic to a neuroprotective retinal environment.

Indexed as

Neurodegenerative DiseasesRetinitis PigmentosaAnimalsBrainInflammationMicrogliaMyeloid CellsRetinaage-related macular degenerationAlzheimer’s diseaseglaucomainflammationmacrophagesmicrogliamonocytesParkinson’s diseaseretinaretinitis pigmentosa

Identifiers

PMID34478598
PMCPMC8891394
OpenAlexW3198223986

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