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| de Lima,S.; Mietto,B.S.; Paula,C.; Muniz,T.; Martinez,A.M.B.; Gardino,P.F.. |
| After a traumatic injury to the central nervous system, the distal stumps of axons undergo Wallerian degeneration (WD), an event that comprises cytoskeleton and myelin breakdown, astrocytic gliosis, and overexpression of proteins that inhibit axonal regrowth. By contrast, injured neuronal cell bodies show features characteristic of attempts to initiate the regenerative process of elongating their axons. The main molecular event that leads to WD is an increase in the intracellular calcium concentration, which activates calpains, calcium-dependent proteases that degrade cytoskeleton proteins. The aim of our study was to investigate whether preventing axonal degeneration would impact the survival of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) after crushing the optic... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Optic nerve crush; Calpain inhibitor; Axon preservation; Axon degeneration; Retinal ganglion cells; Cell survival. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2016000400705 |
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