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Bang V. Bui

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Ocular Phenotype of Relaxin Gene Knockout (Rln-/-) Mice

2020

Purpose: To test if relaxin deficiency affects ocular structure and function we investigated expression of relaxin (Rln) and RXFP receptors (Rxfp1, Rxfp2), and compared ocular phenotypes in relaxin gene knockout (Rln-/- ) and wild type (Rln+/+ ) mice. Materials and Methods: Rln, Rxfp1 and Rxfp2 mRNA expression was detected in ocular tissues of Rln+/+ mice using RT-PCR. The eyes of 11 Rln-/- and 5 Rln+/+ male mice were investigated. Corneal and retinal thickness was assessed using optical coherence tomography. Intraocular pressure was measured using a rebound tonometer. Retinal, choroidal and sclera morphology and thickness were evaluated histologically. Eyes were collected and fixed for imm…

MalePathologymedicine.medical_specialtygenetic structuresAquaporinsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRetinaReceptors G-Protein-CoupledCorneaGene Knockout TechniquesMiceTonometry Ocular03 medical and health sciencesCellular and Molecular Neurosciencechemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicineCorneamedicineAnimalsRNA MessengerIntraocular PressureGene knockoutMice KnockoutRelaxinExtracellular Matrix ProteinsRetinaChoroidChemistryRelaxinRetinalFluid transporteye diseasesSensory SystemsScleraMice Inbred C57BLOphthalmologyPhenotypemedicine.anatomical_structureGene Expression Regulation030221 ophthalmology & optometryImmunohistochemistryFemalesense organsScleraTomography Optical Coherence030217 neurology & neurosurgeryCurrent Eye Research
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Tyro3 Contributes to Retinal Ganglion Cell Function, Survival and Dendritic Density in the Mouse Retina

2020

Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are the only output neurons of the vertebrate retina, integrating signals from other retinal neurons and transmitting information to the visual centers of the brain. The death of RGCs is a common outcome in many optic neuropathies, such as glaucoma, demyelinating optic neuritis and ischemic optic neuropathy, resulting in visual defects and blindness. There are currently no therapies in clinical use which can prevent RGC death in optic neuropathies; therefore, the identification of new targets for supporting RGC survival is crucial in the development of novel treatments for eye diseases. In this study we identify that the receptor tyrosine kinase, Tyro3, is crit…

0301 basic medicineinner plexiform layergenetic structuresdendritesNerve fiber layerTAM receptorelectroretinogramBiologyRetinal ganglionlcsh:RC321-57103 medical and health scienceschemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicinemedicineOptic neuritislcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryOriginal ResearchRetinaoptical coherence tomographymedicine.diagnostic_testreceptor tyrosine kinasesGeneral NeuroscienceRetinalInner plexiform layermedicine.diseaseeye diseases030104 developmental biologymedicine.anatomical_structurechemistryRetinal ganglion cellsense organsNeuroscience030217 neurology & neurosurgeryNeuroscienceElectroretinographyFrontiers in Neuroscience
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Ocular Phenotype of Relaxin Gene Knockout (Rln-/-) Mice

2020

Purpose: To test if relaxin deficiency affects ocular structure and function we investigated expression of relaxin (Rln) and RXFP receptors (Rxfp1, Rxfp2), and compared ocular phenotypes in relaxin gene knockout (Rln−/− ) and wild type (Rln+/+ ) mice. Materials and Methods: Rln, Rxfp1 and Rxfp2 mRNA expression was detected in ocular tissues of Rln+/+ mice using RT-PCR. The eyes of 11 Rln−/− and 5 Rln+/+ male mice were investigated. Corneal and retinal thickness was assessed using optical coherence tomography. Intraocular pressure was measured using a rebound tonometer. Retinal, choroidal and sclera morphology and thickness were evaluated histologically. Eyes were collected and fixed for imm…

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