TrkB Neurotrophin Receptor Activation with Pharmacophore as Possible Treatment for Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

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Identifier 20130211_nanos_sciplatform1_05
Title TrkB Neurotrophin Receptor Activation with Pharmacophore as Possible Treatment for Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Creator Y. Joyce Liao; M. A. Shariati; Gun H. Lee; Jeff Ma; Tao Yang; Chandrani Chakraborty; Ben A. Barres; Frank M. Longo
Affiliation (JL) (MAS) (GHL) (JM) (TY) (CC) (BAB) (FML) Stanford Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford, CA; Stanford Department of Neurology, Stanford, CA; Stanford Department of Neurobiology, Stanford, CA
Subject Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy; Neurotrophin; TrkB; Retinal Ganglion Cells; Treatment
Description Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) is the most common acute optic neuropathy in older adults, and there is currently no effective treatment. Retrogradely transported neurotrophins like BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) and its high affinity receptor TrkB are particularly important in the survival of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) following injury,1 leading to the hypothesis that restoration of neurotrophic support may be an effective therapeutic approach. In this study, we tested the effects of LM22A-4, a small molecule pharmacophore that specifically activates the TrkB receptor with nanomolar affinity,2 on RGC survival and as treatment of experimental AION.
Date 2013-02-11
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2013 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2013: Platform Presentations (Session I)
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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