supported by grants from the Wuhan Science and Technology Bureau(No.02.07.17040008.05);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2042020kf0099);the Opening Foundation of Hubei Key Laboratory(No.2021KFY054).
Objective To explore the role of extracellular vesicles(EVs)in the pathogenesis of glaucoma caused by E50K mutation.Methods A photoreceptor cell line,RGC-5,was transfected with empty plasmids and plasmids expressing w...
This work was supported by 2020 Central Transfer Payment Medical Siege Institutions Capacity Building Project(National and Provincial Multi-scientific Cooperation Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Diseases Capacity Building Project);Shanghai Fudan University Education Development Foundation and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering,Human Phenome Institute,Zhangjiang Fudan International Innovation Center,Fudan University;Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project 2017HZDZX01.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS)is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder with phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity.Recent studies have suggested an oligogenic basis of ALS,in which the co-occurrence of two or more gene...
National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant numbers:82172502 and 81974127).
Background:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS)is irreversible and fatal within 3-5 years,with limited options for treatment.It is imperative to develop a symptom-based treatment that may increase the survival of ALS pa...
This work was supported by Major Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)-Guangdong Province Joint Fund(grant number 3030902113080);the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province(grant number 303090100502050-18);Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project(grant number 2018-1202-SF-0019);Research Funds of the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology(grant number 30306020240020153,30306020240020192,3030902113058,3030902113118,PT1001022);Fundamental Research Funds of Sun Yat-sen University(grant number 16ykjc31).
Background:The association between optineurin(OPTN)M98K variant and primary open angle glaucoma(POAG)has been widely investigated.However,the results remain controversial among published meta-analyses.Therefore,we con...
Glaucoma is a common neurodegenerative disease that can cause blindness and occurs worldwide. Currently, lowering intraocular pressure is the only therapy available to protect retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). However, t...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS)is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by loss of upper and lower motor neurons.Different mechanisms contribute to the disease initiation and progression,includin...