| Identifier |
20190319_nanos_posters_199 |
| Title |
Azithromycin as a possible neuroprotective drug in mouse model of optic nerve crush |
| Creator |
Nitza Goldenberg-Cohen; Ofira Zloto; Moran Fridman; Shirel Weiss |
| Affiliation |
(NGC) Ophthalmology, Bnai Zion Medical Center; Faculty of Medicine Technion institute, Haifa, Israel; (OZ) Ophthalmology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; (MF) Krieger Eye Research, FMRC, Petach Tikva, Israel; (SW) Krieger Eye Research Laboratory, Petach Tikva, Israel |
| Subject |
Optic Nerve Trauma and Treatment; Optic Neuropathy |
| Description |
Azithromycin (AZ) is a macrolide antibiotic approved worldwide to treat a variety of community-acquired; infections. Recently, it was reported that AZ reduced oxidative stress in lung ischemia and protected mice; following ischemic stroke. Optic nerve crush (ONC) is a common model simulating optic neuropathy and is used in this study to evaluate the neuroprotective effect of AZ. |
| Date |
2019-03 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2019 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NAM 2019: Poster Session II: Scientific Advancements in Neuro-Ophthalmology |
| 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 2019. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6pw1432 |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
1432857 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pw1432 |
