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Review
. 2023:1415:223-227.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-27681-1_32.

Axonal Transport Defects in Retinal Ganglion Cell Diseases

Iskalen Cansu Topcu Okan  1 , Fatma Ozdemir  1 , Cavit Agca  2   3
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Review

Axonal Transport Defects in Retinal Ganglion Cell Diseases

Iskalen Cansu Topcu Okan et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023.

Abstract

For the survival and maintenance of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), axonal transportation is fundamental. Axonal transportation defects can cause severe neuropathies leading to neuronal loss. Axonal transport defects usually precede axonal degeneration and RGC loss in disease models. To date, the main causes of axonal transport defects have not been fully understood. Therefore, elucidation of the mechanisms that lead to transport defects will help us to develop novel therapeutic targets and early diagnostic tools. In this review, we provide an overview of optic neuropathies and axonal degeneration with a focus on axonal transport.

Keywords: Axonal degeneration; Axonal transport; Glaucoma; Mitochondria; OPA1.

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