Rapamycin is neuroprotective in a rat chronic hypertensive glaucoma model.

Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness. Injury of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) accounts for visual impairment of glaucoma. Here, we report rapamycin protects RGCs from death in experimental glaucoma model and the underlying mechanisms. Our results showed that treatment with rapamycin...

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Main Authors: Wenru Su, Zuohong Li, Yu Jia, Yehong Zhuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4055719?pdf=render