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Investigating The Morphology Of Iprgcs In Control Vs. Glaucomatous Retinas, Samantha Cook Jan 2020

Investigating The Morphology Of Iprgcs In Control Vs. Glaucomatous Retinas, Samantha Cook

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Glaucoma is a build-up of pressure in the eye that leads to the gradual loss of sight. The intention of this study was to investigate how glaucoma affects intrinsically photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells (ipRGCs). These cells contain melanopsin, a photopigment, that enables the cells to react to light. Four-month-old control and five-month-old glaucoma mice retinas were dissected, stained using primary and secondary antibodies, then traced using ImageJ’s Simple Neurite Tracer. There were no significant differences in soma size, total dendritic length, dendritic field size, and dendritic field diameter between control and glaucoma ipRGCs. However, further research is needed to provide …


Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disease Associated Pathways Identified In Retinal And Vitreous Proteome From Human Glaucoma Eyes, M. Mirzaei, Veer Bala Gupta, J. M. Chick, T. M. Greco, Y. Wu, N. Chitranshi, R. V. Wall, Eugene Hone, L. Deng, Y. Dheer, M. Abbasi, M. Rezaeian, N. Braidy, Y. You, G. H. Salekdeh, P. A. Haynes, M. P. Molloy, Ralph Martins, I. M. Cristea, S. P. Gygi, S. L. Graham, V. K. Gupta Oct 2017

Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disease Associated Pathways Identified In Retinal And Vitreous Proteome From Human Glaucoma Eyes, M. Mirzaei, Veer Bala Gupta, J. M. Chick, T. M. Greco, Y. Wu, N. Chitranshi, R. V. Wall, Eugene Hone, L. Deng, Y. Dheer, M. Abbasi, M. Rezaeian, N. Braidy, Y. You, G. H. Salekdeh, P. A. Haynes, M. P. Molloy, Ralph Martins, I. M. Cristea, S. P. Gygi, S. L. Graham, V. K. Gupta

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Glaucoma is a chronic disease that shares many similarities with other neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system. This study was designed to evaluate the association between glaucoma and other neurodegenerative disorders by investigating glaucoma-associated protein changes in the retina and vitreous humour. The multiplexed Tandem Mass Tag based proteomics (TMT-MS3) was carried out on retinal tissue and vitreous humour fluid collected from glaucoma patients and age-matched controls followed by functional pathway and protein network interaction analysis. About 5000 proteins were quantified from retinal tissue and vitreous fluid of glaucoma and control eyes. Of the differentially regulated proteins, 122 were …


Efficient In Vitro Development Of Photoreceptors From Human Pluripotent Stem Cells, Joseph C. Reynolds May 2015

Efficient In Vitro Development Of Photoreceptors From Human Pluripotent Stem Cells, Joseph C. Reynolds

Dissertations, Masters Theses, Capstones, and Culminating Projects

Degeneration of the rod and cone photoreceptors in the human retina is among the most common causes of blindness. Replacing these damaged photoreceptors may help to restore vision. Repairing the damaged retina relies on the insertion of new, healthy cells. Embryonic stem (ES) cells and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are two possible sources of photoreceptors to restore vision. Previous data shows that human ES cells and iPS cells can be differentiated into photoreceptors and transplanted into the eye to restore some vision. However, this process is inefficient, and costly. Here, we show a new method for inducing photoreceptor production …


Beta-2-Adrenergic Receptor Regulates Insulin Signaling To Reduce Cell Death In Müller Cells, Robert Jason Walker May 2012

Beta-2-Adrenergic Receptor Regulates Insulin Signaling To Reduce Cell Death In Müller Cells, Robert Jason Walker

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