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PROGRESS IN RETINAL AND EYE RESEARCH
卷 81, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2020.100886
关键词
Optic nerve (ON); Glia; Oligodendrocytes; Astrocytes; Neuron glial 2 (NG2) cells; Microglia
资金
- Knights Templar Eye Foundation
- NIH [EY019037, EY019037-S, EY018636]
- National Eye Institute, NIH
- University of Pittsburgh startup funds
- Jennifer Salvitti Davis, M.D. Chair in Ophthalmology
- Research to Prevent Blindness
The optic nerve, with its unique characteristics, plays a crucial role in maintaining neuronal activity in the central nervous system. Glial cells in the optic nerve provide essential support for retinal ganglion cells and are sensitive to pathological conditions, as seen in vision problems in multiple sclerosis. Current research focuses on understanding the organization and function of glial cells in the optic nerve for potential therapeutic advances.
Glial cells are critically important for maintenance of neuronal activity in the central nervous system (CNS), including the optic nerve (ON). However, the ON has several unique characteristics, such as an extremely high myelination level of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons throughout the length of the nerve (with virtually all fibers myelinated by 7 months of age in humans), lack of synapses and very narrow geometry. Moreover, the optic nerve head (ONH) ? a region where the RGC axons exit the eye ? represents an interesting area that is morphologically distinct in different species. In many cases of multiple sclerosis (demyelinating disease of the CNS) vision problems are the first manifestation of the disease, suggesting that RGCs and/or glia in the ON are more sensitive to pathological conditions than cells in other parts of the CNS. Here, we summarize current knowledge on glial organization and function in the ON, focusing on glial support of RGCs. We cover both well-established concepts on the important role of glial cells in ON health and new findings, including novel insights into mechanisms of remyelination, microglia/NG2 cell-cell interaction, astrocyte reactivity and the regulation of reactive astrogliosis by mitochondrial fragmentation in microglia.
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