Epigenetic Reprogramming- A Novel Gene Therapy to Rejuvenate Injury-Induced Dysfunction of Retinal Ganglion Cells in Optic Neuropathies

Update Item Information
Identifier 20230314_nanos_sciplatform2_04
Title Epigenetic Reprogramming- A Novel Gene Therapy to Rejuvenate Injury-Induced Dysfunction of Retinal Ganglion Cells in Optic Neuropathies
Creator Drenushe Krasniqi; Madhura Shah; Margarete Karg; Yuancheng Lu; David Sinclair; Bruce Ksander; Joseph Rizzo
Affiliation (DK) (MK) (BK) Schepens Eye Research Institute/ Mass. Eye and Ear; (MS) Massachusetts Eye and Ear; (YL) Sinclair Lab, Harvard Medical School; (DS) Harvard Medical School; (JR) Massachussets Eye and Ear
Subject Optic Nerve Trauma and Treatment; Optic Neuropathy
Description NAION (Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy) and glaucoma are optic neuropathies with different pathophysiology but a common endpoint, the apoptosis of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs).
Date 2023-03
References Lu, Brommer, Tian... Ksander, Sinclair et al. Reprogramming to recover youthful epigenetic information and restore vision. Nature. 2020;588(7836):124-129. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2975-4 Al Aboud , Tupper, Jialal. Genetics, Epigenetic Mechanism. [Updated 2021 Aug 11]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532999/ Hamilton. Epigenetics: principles and practice. Dig Dis. 2011;29(2):130-5. doi: 10.1159/000323874. Epub 2011 Jul 5. PMID: 21734376; PMCID: PMC3134032.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation Microsoft PowerPoint
Type Text
Source 2023 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2023: Scientific Platform Session II: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
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
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2023. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s68479wd
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 2386594
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68479wd
Back to Search Results