[HTML][HTML] Progress in gene therapy to prevent retinal ganglion cell loss in glaucoma and Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

SE Ratican, A Osborne, KR Martin - Neural plasticity, 2018 - hindawi.com
The eye is at the forefront of the application of gene therapy techniques to medicine. In the
United States, a gene therapy treatment for Leber's congenital amaurosis, a rare inherited …

[HTML][HTML] Interactions between guidance cues and neuronal activity: therapeutic insights from mouse models

M Tomar, J Beros, B Meloni, J Rodger - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Topographic mapping of neural circuits is fundamental in shaping the structural and
functional organization of brain regions. This developmentally important process is crucial …

Differentiation of retinal organoids from human pluripotent stem cells

CM Fligor, KC Huang, SS Lavekar, KB VanderWall… - Methods in Cell …, 2020 - Elsevier
Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) possess the remarkable ability to differentiate into
any cell type of the body, including those of the retina. Through the differentiation of these …

[HTML][HTML] Age Related Response of Neonatal Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells to Reduced TrkB Signaling in vitro and in vivo

J Beros, J Rodger, AR Harvey - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
During development of retinofugal pathways there is naturally occurring cell death of at least
50% of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). In rats, RGC death occurs over a protracted pre-and …

Developmental retinal ganglion cell death and retinotopicity of the murine retinocollicular projection

J Beros, J Rodger, AR Harvey - Developmental Neurobiology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
During mammalian visual system development, retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) undergo
extensive apoptotic death. In mouse retina, approximately 50% of RGCs present at birth …

Constructing multilayered neural networks with sparse, data-driven connectivity using biologically-inspired, complementary, homeostatic mechanisms

RA Baxter, WB Levy - Neural Networks, 2020 - Elsevier
The immense complexity of the brain requires that it be built and controlled by intrinsic, self-
regulating mechanisms. One such mechanism, the formation of new connections via …

[BOOK][B] Axonal Outgrowth and Pathfinding of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Retinal Ganglion Cells

CM Fligor - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) serve as a vital connection between the eye and the brain
with damage to their axons resulting in loss of vision and/or blindness. Retinal organoids are …