التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Targeting the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Glaucoma. |
| المؤلفون: |
Coyle, Sophie, Khan, Mohammed Naeem, Chemaly, Melody, Callaghan, Breedge, Doyle, Chelsey, Willoughby, Colin E., Atkinson, Sarah D., Gregory-Ksander, Meredith, McGilligan, Victoria |
| المصدر: |
Biomolecules (2218-273X); Aug2021, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p1239, 1p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
NLRP3 protein, INFLAMMASOMES, RETINAL ganglion cells, MONOCULAR vision, GLAUCOMA, VISION disorders, PERIMETRY, VISUAL fields |
| مستخلص: |
Glaucoma is a group of optic neuropathies characterised by the degeneration of retinal ganglion cells, resulting in damage to the optic nerve head (ONH) and loss of vision in one or both eyes. Increased intraocular pressure (IOP) is one of the major aetiological risk factors in glaucoma, and is currently the only modifiable risk factor. However, 30–40% of glaucoma patients do not present with elevated IOP and still proceed to lose vision. The pathophysiology of glaucoma is therefore not completely understood, and there is a need for the development of IOP-independent neuroprotective therapies to preserve vision. Neuroinflammation has been shown to play a key role in glaucoma and, specifically, the NLRP3 inflammasome, a key driver of inflammation, has recently been implicated. The NLRP3 inflammasome is expressed in the eye and its activation is reported in pre-clinical studies of glaucoma. Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome results in IL-1β processing. This pro inflammatory cytokine is elevated in the blood of glaucoma patients and is believed to drive neurotoxic inflammation, resulting in axon degeneration and the death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). This review discusses glaucoma as an inflammatory disease and evaluates targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome as a therapeutic strategy. A hypothetical mechanism for the action of the NLRP3 inflammasome in glaucoma is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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