The role of gap junctions in cell death and neuromodulation in the retina

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Abstract

Vision altering diseases, such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, myopia, retinal vascular disease, traumatic brain injuries and others cripple many lives and are projected to continue to cause anguish in the foreseeable future. Gap junctions serve as an emerging target for neuromodulation and possible regeneration as they directly connect healthy and/or diseased cells, thereby playing a crucial role in pathophysiology. Since they are permeable for macromolecules, able to cross the cellular barriers, they show duality in illness as a cause and as a therapeutic target. In this review, we take recent advancements in gap junction neuromodulation (pharmacological blockade, gene therapy, electrical and light stimulation) into account, to show the gap junction's role in neuronal cell death and the possible routes of rescuing neuronal and glial cells in the retina succeeding illness or injury.

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Szarka, G., Balogh, M., Tengölics, Á., Ganczer, A., Völgyi, B., & Kovács-Öller, T. (2021, October 1). The role of gap junctions in cell death and neuromodulation in the retina. Neural Regeneration Research. Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. https://doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.308069

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