This review discusses the therapeutic potential of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) for retinal degeneration. BDNF, nerve growth factor (NGF), neurotrophin 3 (NT-3) and NT-4/NT-5 belong to the neurotrophin family. These neuronal modulators activate a common receptor and a specific tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) receptor. BDNF was identified as a photoreceptor protectant in models of retinal degeneration as early as 1992. However, development of effective therapeutics that exploit this pathway has been difficult due to challenges in sustaining therapeutic levels in the retina.
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School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College DublinSchool of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin
Andrea Cerquone Perpetuini
Justine Mathoux
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School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College DublinSchool of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin
Justine Mathoux
Breandán N.Kennedy
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School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College DublinSchool of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin
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Poznan Univ Med Sci, Dept Internal Med & Diabetol, Ul Mickiewicza 2, PL-60834 Poznan, PolandPoznan Univ Med Sci, Dept Internal Med & Diabetol, Ul Mickiewicza 2, PL-60834 Poznan, Poland
Rozanska, Olga
Uruska, Aleksandra
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Poznan Univ Med Sci, Dept Internal Med & Diabetol, Ul Mickiewicza 2, PL-60834 Poznan, PolandPoznan Univ Med Sci, Dept Internal Med & Diabetol, Ul Mickiewicza 2, PL-60834 Poznan, Poland
Uruska, Aleksandra
Zozulinska-Ziolkiewicz, Dorota
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Poznan Univ Med Sci, Dept Internal Med & Diabetol, Ul Mickiewicza 2, PL-60834 Poznan, PolandPoznan Univ Med Sci, Dept Internal Med & Diabetol, Ul Mickiewicza 2, PL-60834 Poznan, Poland
机构:Cardiff Univ, Sch Biosci, Sir Martin Evans Bldg, Cardiff CF10 3AX, S Glam, Wales
Chacon-Fernandez, Pedro
Saeuberli, Katharina
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Saeuberli, Katharina
Colzani, Maria
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Univ Cambridge, Dept Haematol, Cambridge CB2 0PT, EnglandCardiff Univ, Sch Biosci, Sir Martin Evans Bldg, Cardiff CF10 3AX, S Glam, Wales
Colzani, Maria
Moreau, Thomas
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Univ Cambridge, Dept Haematol, Cambridge CB2 0PT, EnglandCardiff Univ, Sch Biosci, Sir Martin Evans Bldg, Cardiff CF10 3AX, S Glam, Wales
Moreau, Thomas
Ghevaert, Cedric
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Univ Cambridge, Dept Haematol, Cambridge CB2 0PT, EnglandCardiff Univ, Sch Biosci, Sir Martin Evans Bldg, Cardiff CF10 3AX, S Glam, Wales
Ghevaert, Cedric
Barde, Yves-Alain
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Cardiff Univ, Sch Biosci, Sir Martin Evans Bldg, Cardiff CF10 3AX, S Glam, WalesCardiff Univ, Sch Biosci, Sir Martin Evans Bldg, Cardiff CF10 3AX, S Glam, Wales