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Pedro Sanz-solana

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SLC23A2 Gene Variation, Vitamin C Levels, and Glaucoma

2014

Abstract Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a multifactorial disease in which both genetic and environmental factors are involved. Among the environmental factors associated with POAG, nutritional factors are particularly important since nutrition is essential for maintaining good health. Researchers can study the interactions between nutrition and genes by means of nutritional genomics, but nutrigenomics studies regarding eye diseases are very scarce. This research group recently published one of the first studies on nutrigenomics in POAG. It was found that the rs1279683 polymorphism in the SLC23A2 gene, which encodes a vitamin C transporter, is associated with a higher risk of POAG. Si…

GeneticsNutritional genomicsgenetic structuresGlaucomaDiseaseBiologyBioinformaticsmedicine.diseaseeye diseasesNutrigeneticsNutrigenomicsPolymorphism (computer science)Genotypemedicinesense organsRisk factor
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Glutathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase (ADH3) and low km mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2). New evidence for differential expres…

2011

Epidemiological and experimental studies support the involvement of lipid peroxidation (LPO) in retinal diseases. In addition to other pathogenic mechanisms not fully understood, the possibility remains that peroxidic aldehydes, acting as cytotoxic chemicals, mediate in the progression of chronic ocular disorders.To test proper mechanisms involved in removing peroxidic aldehydes from the retina, in an attempt to understand long-lasting changes induced by LPO, the oxidative and antioxidant enzymatic activities, as well as the retinal distribution and activity of glutathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase (ADH3) and low km mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2), were studied and c…

Aldehyde dehydrogenaseBiologymedicine.disease_causeBiochemistryRetinaLipid peroxidationMitochondrial Proteinschemistry.chemical_compoundRetinal DiseasesmedicineAnimalsRats WistarFormaldehyde dehydrogenaseALDH2Alcohol dehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase MitochondrialAlcohol DehydrogenaseRetinalGeneral MedicineGlutathioneAldehyde DehydrogenaseMolecular biologyGlutathioneImmunohistochemistryRatsOxidative StresschemistryBiochemistrybiology.proteinFemaleLipid PeroxidationOxidative stressFree radical research
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Combined pre- and postnatal ethanol exposure in rats disturbs the myelination of optic axons.

2011

Aims: To analyse myelination and outgrowth of the optic axons in relation to the neuro-ophthalmological manifestations of ethanol (EtOH) abuse during pregnancy. Methods: An experimental model of chronic EtOH exposure was developed in rats and their offspring by subjecting the dams to a liquid diet (35% of the daily total calories as either EtOH or maltose-dextrose nutritional controls (Con). Eyeballs and optic nerves were obtained at key developmental stages and processed for morphologic, immunocytochemical and immunoblotting procedures, using alternatively antibodies against myelin basic protein (MBP) or neurofilament (NF) protein, and image analysing. Results: A significant delay in onset…

medicine.medical_specialtyNeurofilamentTime Factorsgenetic structuresOffspringEyeRetinaMyelinchemistry.chemical_compoundNeurofilament ProteinsPregnancyInternal medicinemedicineAnimalsAxonRats WistarMyelin SheathRetinabiologyEthanolChemistryBody WeightCentral Nervous System DepressantsRetinalMyelin Basic ProteinOptic NerveGeneral MedicineAnatomyeye diseasesAxonsMyelin basic proteinRatsDisease Models Animalmedicine.anatomical_structureEndocrinologynervous systemAnimals NewbornPrenatal Exposure Delayed Effectsbiology.proteinOptic nerveFemaleAlcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
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