Full Description
New Trends in Basic and Clinical Research of Glaucoma: A Neurodegenerative Disease of the Visual System is the latest volume from Progress in Brain Research focusing on new trends in basic and clinical research of glaucoma. This established international series examines major areas of basic and clinical research within neuroscience, as well as emerging subfields.
Contents
1. Retinal Neurodegeneration in Experimental Glaucoma
Manuel Vidal-Sanz, Francisco J. Valiente-Soriano, Arturo Ortín-Martínez, Francisco M. Nadal-Nicolás, Manuel Jiménez-López, Manuel Salinas-Navarro, Luis Alarcón-Martínez, Diego García-Ayuso, Marcelino Avilés-Trigueros, Marta Agudo-Barriuso and Maria P. Villegas-Pérez
2. Retinal Ganglion Cell Apoptotic Pathway in Glaucoma: Initiating and Downstream Mechanisms
Hani Levkovitch-Verbin
3. The Contribution of the Sclera and Lamina Cribrosa to the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma: Diagnostic and Treatment Implications
Harry A. Quigley
4. Autophagy Dysregulation and the Fate of Retinal Ganglion Cells in Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy
Rossella Russo, Carlo Nucci, Maria Tiziana Corasaniti, Giacinto Bagetta and Luigi Antonio Morrone
5. Advances in Glaucoma Genetics
Yoichi Sakurada and Fumihiko Mabuchi
6. Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Failure in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma Neurodegeneration
Maria D. Pinazo-Durán, Vicente Zanón-Moreno, Roberto Gallego-Pinazo and José J. García-Medina
7. Macro- and Microglial Responses in the Fellow Eyes Contralateral to Glaucomatous Eyes
Ana I. Ramírez, Juan J. Salazar, Rosa de Hoz, Blanca Rojas, Beatriz I. Gallego, Elena Salobrar-Garcia, Francisco J. Valiente-Soriano, Alberto Triviño and Josè M. Ramirez
8. Retinal and Optic Nerve Changes in Glaucoma, From Animal Study to Clinical Implication
Shenton S. L. Chew, Alessandra Martins and Nicholas G Strouthidis
9. Lymphatic Drainage from the Eye: A New Target for Therapy
Yeni Yucel and Neeru Gupta
10. Retinal Ganglion Cell Dendrite Pathology and Synapse Loss: Implications for Glaucoma
Jessica Agostinone and Adriana Di Polo
11. MicroRNA Target Prediction in Glaucoma
Giovanni Luca Romano, Chiara Bianca Maria Platania, Stefano Forte, Salvatore Salomone, Filippo Drago and Claudio Bucolo
12. Stem Cell Approaches to Glaucoma, from Aqueous Outflow Modulation to Retinal Neuroprotection
Craig Pearson and Keith Martin
13. Natural Compounds and Retinal Ganglion Cell Neuroprotection
Luigi A. Morrone, Laura Rombolà, Maria Tiziana Corasaniti, Giacinto Bagetta, Carlo Nucci and Rossella Russo
14. Rho Kinase Inhibitor AMA0526 Improves Surgical Outcome in a Rabbit Model of Glaucoma Filtration surgery
Sarah Van de Velde, Tine Van Bergen, Evelien Vandewalle, Nele Kindt, Karolien Castermans, Lieve Moons and Ingeborg Stalmans
