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ReviewCurrent eye research2025

Extracellular Vesicles and Glaucoma: Opportunities and Challenges.

Mofazzal Hossain, Yutao Liu

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Review in Current eye research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Mofazzal HossainDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1481-7156
Yutao LiuDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.

Funding

Module 3: Gene Expression/ProteomicsP30EY031631 · NEI · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI Xingjun Fan · 2020 to 2026
$3.6M
Gene Discovery in Familial KeratoconusR01EY023242 · NEI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI LIU, YUTAO · 2013 to 2023
$3.4M
Estrogen and its Receptor in Intraocular Pressure RegulationR01EY032960 · NEI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Yutao Liu · 2023 to 2026
$1.6M
Long Noncoding RNA lncLOXL1 and Exfoliation Syndrome.R21EY028671 · NEI · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI LIU, YUTAO · 2018 to 2019
$467k
MIR182 and Ocular Hypertension.R21EY033961 · NEI · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI LIU, YUTAO · 2023 to 2024
$424k
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY031631NEI NIH HHS R01 EY023242NEI NIH HHS R01 EY032960NEI NIH HHS R21 EY028671NEI NIH HHS R21 EY033961
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeGlaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness, characterized by progressive visual field loss. Several risk factors are associated with developing the disease. However, the exact mechanisms or pathological pathways involved are still unknown. There is an urgent need to find the mechanisms and biomarkers for early detection and therapy to halt progression or cure the disease. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), specifically exosomes, have emerged as a crucial player in all aspects of glaucoma, including pathogenesis to therapeutic application with their cell-cell communication properties.

methodsWe performed a literature search on PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science using different keywords. Next, we reviewed the literature with studies focusing on the role of EVs as a causative factor in disease progression, biomarker discovery based on their contents, and protection from glaucoma.

resultsStudies summarized here provide reports of differential EV miRNA and protein expression alterations when communicating with aqueous humor drainage tissues. We described how EV contents are involved in various pathways, including extracellular matrix remodeling and miRNA-mediated oxidative stress transmission between outflow tissues, thereby contributing to glaucoma. Extracellular vesicles, mainly derived from mesenchymal stem cells protecting the optic nerve from degeneration, have also been discussed as potential therapies for glaucoma.

conclusionsOverall, this review provides a comprehensive discussion of the role of extracellular vesicles in glaucoma. We identified the challenges in finding major signaling molecules of glaucoma etiology. Lastly, we highlighted future directions to improve the treatment of glaucoma by extracellular vesicles.

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Extracellular VesiclesGlaucomaAnimalsBiomarkersHumansMicroRNAsOxidative StressBiomarkersMicroRNAsExosomeextracellular vesiclesglaucomamiRNA

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PMID39898581
PMCPMC12318117

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