PK2/PKRs pathway is involved in the protective effect of artemisinin against trimethyltin chloride-induced hippocampal injury
Toxicology. 2023 Mar 1;486:153432. doi: 10.1016/j.tox.2023.153432. Epub 2023 Jan 22. ABSTRACT Neuroinflammation is one of the important mechanisms of trimethyltin chloride (TMT) central neurotoxicity. Artemisinin (ARS) is a well-known antimalarial drug that also has significant anti-inflammatory effects. Prokineticin 2 (PK2) is a small molecule secreted protein that is widely expressed in the nervous system and […]
Inhibition of mitochondrial VDAC1 oligomerization alleviates apoptosis and necroptosis of retinal neurons following OGD/R injury
Ann Anat. 2023 Jan 20;247:152049. doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2023.152049. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a common pathological mechanism in many retinal diseases, which can lead to cell death via mitochondrial dysfunction. Voltage-dependent anion channel 1 (VDAC1), which is mainly located in the outer mitochondrial membrane, is the gatekeeper of mitochondria. The permeability of […]
Case Report: Abnormalities of sperm motility and morphology in a patient with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy: Improvement after idebenone therapy
Front Neurol. 2023 Jan 4;13:946559. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.946559. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT CASE: We report the sperm characteristics of a male patient who developed, when he was 18 years old, a Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, a hereditary optic neuropathy due to mtDNA mutation as well as variants in the nuclear DNA. At the age of 30 years-old, […]
The amoebicidal effect of Torreya nucifera extract on Acanthamoeba lugdunensis
PLoS One. 2023 Feb 6;18(2):e0281141. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281141. eCollection 2023. ABSTRACT As the number of contact lens users increases, contact lens induced corneal infection is becoming more common. Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a type of those which is caused by Acanthamoeba species, and may cause severe ocular inflammation and visual loss. We evaluated whether Torreya nucifera […]
Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy with Mitochondrial DNA Mutation G11778A: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
Biomed Res Int. 2023 Jan 24;2023:1107866. doi: 10.1155/2023/1107866. eCollection 2023. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: LHON is a progressive disease with early disease onset and male predominance, usually causing devastating visual loss to patients. These systematic review and meta-analysis are aimed at summarizing epidemiology, disease onset and progression, visual recovery, risk factors, and treatment options of Leber’s hereditary […]
A bibliometric analysis of the application of stem cells in glaucoma research from 1999 to 2022
Front Cell Dev Biol. 2023 Jan 18;11:1081898. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1081898. eCollection 2023. ABSTRACT Background: Glaucoma, a neurodegenerative disease of the retina, is the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Stem cells have therapeutic potential for glaucoma. However, few bibliometric studies have been published in this field. Concerning a visual map, this article aims to characterize the research […]
Genome-wide screening reveals the genetic basis of mammalian embryonic eye development
BMC Biol. 2023 Feb 3;21(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01475-0. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Microphthalmia, anophthalmia, and coloboma (MAC) spectrum disease encompasses a group of eye malformations which play a role in childhood visual impairment. Although the predominant cause of eye malformations is known to be heritable in nature, with 80% of cases displaying loss-of-function mutations in the ocular developmental […]
Orbicularis Oculi Muscle Immunohistochemical, Metabolic, and Morphometric Differences in Affected and Nonaffected Sides in Hemifacial Spasm vs Healthy Subjects
J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 Dec 6. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001770. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Subtle morphological alterations have been reported even in the nonaffected side of the orbicularis oculi muscle in patients with hemifacial spasm. However, no previous study assessed immunohistochemical, metabolic, and morphometric alterations in orbicularis oculi muscle fibers in affected and nonaffected sides in […]
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome Masquerading as Myasthenia Gravis
Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2022 Dec 22. doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000001397. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) is a mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletion syndrome that is characterized by the triad of onset commonly before age twenty, pigmentary retinopathy, and chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia. Here we present a case of KSS masquerading as myasthenia gravis […]
A case of Aicardi syndrome associated with duplication event of Xp22 including SHOX
Ophthalmic Genet. 2023 Feb 2:1-4. doi: 10.1080/13816810.2023.2172190. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Aicardi syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by a triad of partial or complete agenesis of the corpus callosum, infantile spasms, and pathognomonic chorioretinal lacunae. METHODS: Examination, multimodal imaging, and genetic testing were used to guide diagnosis. RESULTS: We report a case […]