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Regenerative Ophthalmology: From Molecular Basis to Therapy
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Regenerative Ophthalmology: From Molecular Basis to Therapy

A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular and Translational Medicine".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 4302

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Frederic Michon

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Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier, France
Interests: stem cells
Dr. Paolo Boffano

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Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital “Maggiore della Carità”, University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, Italy
Interests: oral surgery; odontogenic tumors; pathogenesis; ameloblastoma; odontogenic keratocyst
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Dear Colleagues,

The eye is a complex system composed of various structures and tissues. The synergy between them guarantees proper sight. Because of the different structures, their defects can have several origins, all leading to an impaired vision.

During the last decade, research on ophthalmology has been taking huge leaps forward by uncovering new avenues for clinical applications. With the recent advancements in genomic and molecular medicine, the pathologies hindering sight have never been so thoroughly described, helping clinicians to diagnose and treat patients earlier and faster than ever before. In the scope of this issue, we are presenting an overview of the advancements in the field.

The development of new technologies, such as single-cell resolution -omics, or gene therapy, together with a deeper understanding over the genome and how its organization impacts cellular pathophysiology, provide scientists with a perfect momentum to unravel biological mechanisms underlying pathologies and swiftly propose new clinical avenues to treat affected patients.

This Special Issue of Biomedicines aims at highlighting these new findings, their impacts on disease management, and novel treatment discoveries which aim to retain or even regain sight. In this context, this Special Issue also deciphers the future of the general direction of visual science and tomorrow’s challenges but also possibilities in ocular medicine.

Dr. Frederic Michon
Dr. Paolo Boffano
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • ophthalmology
  • physiopathology
  • retina
  • optic nerve
  • iris
  • lens
  • cornea
  • tear film
  • single-cell -omics
  • gene therapy

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Cardiac Hypertrophy May Be a Risk Factor for the Development and Severity of Glaucoma
by Yukihisa Suzuki and Motohiro Kiyosawa
Biomedicines 2022, 10(3), 677; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/biomedicines10030677 - 15 Mar 2022
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between glaucoma and cardiac abnormalities. We evaluated 581 patients with open-angle glaucoma (285 men and 296 women) and 595 individuals without glaucoma (273 men and 322 women). All of the participants underwent visual [...] Read more.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between glaucoma and cardiac abnormalities. We evaluated 581 patients with open-angle glaucoma (285 men and 296 women) and 595 individuals without glaucoma (273 men and 322 women). All of the participants underwent visual field testing using a Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer (30-2 program), an electrocardiogram (ECG), and blood pressure measurement. We examined the ECG abnormalities and other factors (age, intraocular pressure (IOP) and systemic hypertension) involved in the development and severity of glaucoma. Logistic regression analyses revealed significant correlations of glaucoma with IOP (OR = 1.43; 95% CI: 1.36–1.51; p < 0.00001), atrial fibrillation (OR = 2.02; 95% CI: 1.01–4.04; p = 0.04), left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) (OR = 2.21; 95% CI: 1.15–4.25; p = 0.02), and bradycardia (OR = 2.19; 95% CI: 1.25–4.70; p = 0.02). Regression analyses revealed significant correlations of the mean deviation of the visual field with age (t = –6.22; 95% CI: −0.15, −0.08; p < 0.00001), IOP (t = −6.47; 95% CI: −0.42, −0.23; p < 0.00001), and LVH (t = −2.15; 95% CI: −3.36, −0.29; p = 0.02). Atrial fibrillation, LVH and bradycardia may decrease the cerebral blood flow, and may also affect the ocular blood flow. Cardiac abnormalities may be associated with the development and severity of glaucoma. Full article
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Carbon Monoxide (CO) as a Retinal Regulator of Heme Oxygenases -1, and -2 (HO’s) Expression
by Sławomir Nowak, Przemysław Gilun, Katarzyna Kozioł, Maria Romerowicz-Misielak, Magdalena Koziorowska-Gilun and Barbara Wąsowska
Biomedicines 2022, 10(2), 358; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/biomedicines10020358 - 01 Feb 2022
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Carbon monoxide (CO) has been proposed as a chemical light signal and neural system modulator via heme oxygenases -1 and -2 (HO-1 and HO-2). Many papers have proven the CO-HO circuit to be important for such physiological pathways as the molecular biological clock [...] Read more.
Carbon monoxide (CO) has been proposed as a chemical light signal and neural system modulator via heme oxygenases -1 and -2 (HO-1 and HO-2). Many papers have proven the CO-HO circuit to be important for such physiological pathways as the molecular biological clock and the GnRH axis, but also in such pathological occurrences as ischemic injuries, or inflammation as a regenerative and neuroprotective factor. In this in vivo experiment, we used three groups of pigs: control—housed in natural conditions without any procedures; without CO—adapted and kept in constant darkness, infused with blank plasma; and with CO—adapted and kept in constant darkness infused with CO-enriched plasma. After the experiments, each animal was slaughtered and its eyes were collected for further analysis. Quantitative PCR and Western blot analysis were performed to show statistical differences in the expressions between the experimental groups. Our data revealed that exogenous CO is regulator of mRNA transcription for HO-1 and HO-2 and PCNA. Moreover, the mRNA abundance of analyzed factors in the experimental group after CO elevation revealed a restored gene-expression level similar to the control group, which we had observed in the group’s restored protein level after CO elevation. In conclusion, exogenous CO regulates HO’s and PCNA gene expression on transcriptional and translational levels in a similar way as a light cue. Full article
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