Sentences with phrase «retinal glia»
(2005) Pressure - Induced Production of Inflammatory Cytokines and Activation of NF B Is Modulated by Calcium Channels in Retinal Glia (Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 46: ARVO E-Abstract 3579).
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«What we are seeing here is that Müller glia are important players in retinal health,» Eroglu said.
«Overlooked cell key player in preventing age - related vision loss: Tree - shaped retinal cells called Müller glia may provide a new therapeutic target for treating degenerative eye diseases.»
«Regenerative potential of cells in mouse retina: Researchers use a clue from zebrafish to discover the cues that reprogram Müller glia into retinal neurons.»
Sometimes referred to as the stem cells of the zebrafish eye, Müller glia are the cells from which all other types of retinal cells are regenerated in the fish.
Molecular markers for retinal ganglion, amacrine, bipolar, horizontal, Müller glia, and rod and cone photoreceptor cells (Table S3) identified these cell types (Figures 5B, 5D — 5N, and S2, S3, S4, S5, S6).
So far, two major endogenous cell sources for neuronal regeneration have been described: the Müller glia (MG) and retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells.
Müller glia are activated in almost all types of retinal disease, also called gliosis.
Towards our goals we study retinal cells throughout their life, from embryonic stem cells to retinal progenitors to differentiating and mature neurons and glia — with one eye on neuronal regeneration (meaning de-novo neurogenesis) in the mammalian retina — and with another eye on retinal disease pathomechanisms.
Finally, the CFC has discovered a unique population of glia in proximity to retinal ganglion cell axons as they exit the retina.
Together these studies show that the responses of both retinal ganglion cells and surrounding glia are involved in the pathogenesis of glaucoma.