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    In Vitro Effect of CNTF, FGF-9, IL-1α on Human Optic Nerve Head Astrocytes

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    Date
    2004-08-01
    Author
    Tovar-Vidales, Tara
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    Tovar, Tara., In Vitro Effect of CNTF, FGF-9, and IL-1α on Human Optic Nerve Head Astrocytes. Master of Science (Biomedical Sciences), August 2004, 100 pp., 4 tables, 35 illustrations, bibliography, 163 titles. Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. A major risk factor for glaucoma is increased intraocular pressure that leads to pathological changes in the optic nerve head (ONH). Astrocytes within the ONH become activated in glaucoma and may create an environment detrimental to retinal ganglion cell axons. The factors that cause activation of the ONH astrocytes (ONA) are unknown, although there is evidence that CNTF, FGF-9, and IL-1α activate glial cells within the CNS. The purpose of this research was to determine if exogenous CNTF, FGF-9, and/or IL-1α activate human ONH astrocytes.
    Subject
    Cell and Developmental Biology
    Cell Biology
    Cells
    Chemicals and Drugs
    Eye Diseases
    Life Sciences
    Medicine and Health Sciences
    Ophthalmology
    Optometry
    Other Cell and Developmental Biology
    Vision Science
    In vitro
    effect
    CNTF
    FGF-9
    IL-1α
    human optic nerve head astrocytes
    glaucoma
    intraocular pressure
    optic nerve head
    ONH
    retinal ganglion cell axons
    glial cells
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29189
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