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ReviewBiomedicines2024

Nicotinamide: Bright Potential in Glaucoma Management.

Silvia Babighian, Irene Gattazzo, Maria Sole Zanella, Alessandro Galan, Fabiana D'Esposito, Mutali Musa, Caterina Gagliano, Lucia Lapenna, Marco Zeppieri

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Review in Biomedicines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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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

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. B Vitamins and Ocular Health.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026
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  5. Update on Nicotinamide and Its Application in the Management of Glaucoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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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

9 authors.

Silvia BabighianDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ospedale Sant'Antonio, Azienda Ospedaliera, 35127 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0312-9945
Irene GattazzoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ospedale Sant'Antonio, Azienda Ospedaliera, 35127 Padova, Italy.
Maria Sole ZanellaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ospedale Sant'Antonio, Azienda Ospedaliera, 35127 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-6675-4374
Alessandro GalanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ospedale Sant'Antonio, Azienda Ospedaliera, 35127 Padova, Italy.
Fabiana D'EspositoImperial College Ophthalmic Research Group (ICORG) Unit, Imperial College, 153-173 Marylebone Rd, London NW15QH, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7938-876X
Mutali MusaDepartment of Optometry, University of Benin, Benin City 300238, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0001-7486-8361
Caterina GaglianoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Enna "Kore", Piazza dell'Università, 94100 Enna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8424-0068
Lucia LapennaU.O.C Oculistica, Ospedale "DI Venere", 70012 Bari, Italy.
Marco ZeppieriDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0999-5545

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGlaucoma is a major cause of incurable ocular morbidity and poses significant challenges in its management due to the limited treatment options and potential adverse effects. Nicotinamide, a naturally occurring diet-rich nutrient, has emerged as a promising therapeutic agent for glaucoma, offering neuroprotective effects and the potential modulation of intraocular pressure (IOP) regulation pathways. This comprehensive review sought to analyze the current literature on nicotinamide in glaucoma management, exploring its mechanisms of action, efficacy, and safety profile.

methodsA systematic search of the PubMed database was conducted to identify relevant records on the therapeutic actions of nicotinamide in ocular hypertension and glaucoma. Publications evaluating nicotinamide's effects on retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), optic nerve function, IOP regulation, and neuroinflammatory pathways were included.

resultsThe literature review revealed the preclinical evidence supporting nicotinamide's neuroprotective effects on RGCs, the preservation of optic nerve integrity, and the modulation of glaucoma-associated neuroinflammation. Additionally, nicotinamide may exert IOP-lowering effects through its influence on ocular blood flow and aqueous humor dynamics.

conclusionsNicotinamide holds promise as a novel therapeutic approach in glaucoma management, offering potential neuroprotective and IOP-lowering effects. The authors recommend more research to determine the nicotinamide efficacy, safe dosing parameters, and any long-term safety concerns in glaucoma patients.

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glaucomaintraocular pressurenicotinamide

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PMCPMC11352092

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