Excitotoxicity Upregulates SARM1 Protein Expression and Promotes Wallerian-Like Degeneration of Retinal Ganglion Cells and Their Axons
Author(s) -
Charlotte Massoll,
Wasym Mando,
Shravan K. Chintala
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.12-10973
Subject(s) - excitotoxicity , wallerian degeneration , microbiology and biotechnology , degeneration (medical) , giant retinal ganglion cells , ganglion , retinal ganglion cell , chemistry , neuroscience , biology , retina , ophthalmology , apoptosis , medicine , programmed cell death , biochemistry
This study investigated the role of sterile alpha/Armadillo/Toll-Interleukin receptor homology domain 1 protein (SARM1) in Wallerian-like degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons after inducing excitotoxicity.
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