scholarly journals Influence of Circadian Rhythm in the Eye: Significance of Melatonin in Glaucoma

Biomolecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 340
Author(s):  
Alejandro Martínez-Águila ◽  
Alba Martín-Gil ◽  
Carlos Carpena-Torres ◽  
Cristina Pastrana ◽  
Gonzalo Carracedo
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Circadian Rhythm ◽  
Intraocular Pressure ◽  
Dry Eye ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Retinal Diseases ◽  
Circadian Pattern ◽  
Corneal Wound ◽  
Circadian Patterns

Circadian rhythm and the molecules involved in it, such as melanopsin and melatonin, play an important role in the eye to regulate the homeostasis and even to treat some ocular conditions. As a result, many ocular pathologies like dry eye, corneal wound healing, cataracts, myopia, retinal diseases, and glaucoma are affected by this cycle. This review will summarize the current scientific literature about the influence of circadian patterns on the eye, focusing on its relationship with increased intraocular pressure (IOP) fluctuations and glaucoma. Regarding treatments, two ways should be studied: the first one, to analyze if some treatments could improve their effect on the ocular disease when their posology is established in function of circadian patterns, and the second one, to evaluate new drugs to treat eye pathologies related to the circadian rhythm, as it has been stated with melatonin or its analogs, that not only could be used as the main treatment but as coadjutant, improving the circadian pattern or its antioxidant and antiangiogenic properties.

Pharmacological Targeting of Neuronal Kv7.2/3 Channels: A Focus on Chemotypes and Receptor Sites

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (23) ◽  
pp. 2637-2660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Miceli ◽  
Maria V. Soldovieri ◽  
Paolo Ambrosino ◽  
Laura Manocchio ◽  
Ilaria Mosca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Functional Heterogeneity ◽  
Molecular Scaffolds ◽  
Kv7 Channels ◽  
Receptor Sites ◽  
Pharmacological Targets ◽  
Pharmacological Potential

Background: The Kv7 (KCNQ) subfamily of voltage-gated potassium channels consists of 5 members (Kv7.1-5) each showing characteristic tissue distribution and physiological roles. Given their functional heterogeneity, Kv7 channels represent important pharmacological targets for the development of new drugs for neuronal, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. <p> Objective: In the present manuscript, we focus on describing the pharmacological relevance and potential therapeutic applications of drugs acting on neuronally-expressed Kv7.2/3 channels, placing particular emphasis on the different chemotypes, and highlighting their pharmacodynamic and, whenever possible, pharmacokinetic peculiarities. <p> Methods: The present work is based on an in-depth search of the currently available scientific literature, and on our own experience and knowledge in the field of neuronal Kv7 channel pharmacology. Space limitations impeded to describe the full pharmacological potential of Kv7 channels; thus, we have chosen to focus on neuronal channels composed of Kv7.2 and Kv7.3 subunits, and to mainly concentrate on their involvement in epilepsy. <p> Results: An astonishing heterogeneity in the molecular scaffolds exploitable to develop Kv7.2/3 modulators is evident, with important structural/functional peculiarities of distinct compound classes. <p> Conclusion: In the present work we have attempted to show the current status and growing potential of the Kv7 pharmacology field. We anticipate a bright future for the field, and express our hopes that the efforts herein reviewed will result in an improved treatment of hyperexcitability (or any other) diseases.

Phytotherapy for wound healing: The most important herbal plants in wound healing based on Iranian etnobotanical documents

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal Solati ◽  
Mehrdad Karimi ◽  
Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei ◽  
Naser Abbasi ◽  
Saber Abbaszadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Datura Stramonium ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Mentha Pulegium ◽  
Accelerate Wound Healing ◽  
Healing Tissue ◽  
Herbal Plants ◽  
Echium Amoenum

: Wound healing is a process which starts with inflammatory response after damage occurrence. This process happens by restoring the wound surface coating tissue, migrating fibroblasts to form the needed collagen, forming a healing tissue and finally contortion and extraction of the wound. Today, various drugs are used to heal the wound. However, the used drugs to repair wounds have some defects and side effects. In spite of all attempts to accelerate wound healing definitely, no safe drug has been introduced for this purpose. Therefore, the necessity of identifying herbal plants in ethnopharmacology and ethnobotany documents with healing effect is felt essential. In this article we tried to review and present Iranian effective medicinal plants and herbal compounds used for wound healing. Searching was performed on databases including ISI Web of Science, PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, ISC, SID, Magiran and some other databases. The keywords used included wound healing, skin treatment, medicinal plants, ethnobotany, and phytotherapy. In this regard, 139 effective medicinal plants on wound healing were identified based on ethnopharmacology and ethnobotanical sources of Iran. Medicinal plants such as Salvia officinalis, Echium amoenum, Verbascum spp., G1ycyrrhiza glabra, Medicago sativa, Mentha pulegium, Datura stramonium L., Alhagi spp., Aloe vera, Hypericum perforatum, Pistacia atlantica and Prosopis cineraria were the most important and effective medicinal plants on wound healing in Iran. These native Iranian medicinal plants are full of antioxidants and biological compounds and might be used for wound healing and preparation of new drugs.

scholarly journals Activation of NF-κB signaling via cytosolic mitochondrial RNA sensing in kerotocytes with mitochondrial DNA common deletion

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Zhou ◽  
Ludvig J. Backman ◽  
Patrik Danielson
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Scar Formation ◽  
Mitochondrial Rna ◽  
Peripheral Part ◽  
Double Stranded Rna ◽  
Corneal Wound ◽  
Biochemical Approach ◽  
Common Deletion ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

AbstractScar formation as a result of corneal wound healing is a leading cause of blindness. It is a challenge to understand why scar formation is more likely to occur in the central part of the cornea as compared to the peripheral part. The purpose of this study was to unravel the underlying mechanisms. We applied RNA-seq to uncover the differences of expression profile in keratocytes in the central/peripheral part of the cornea. The relative quantity of mitochondrial RNA was measured by multiplex qPCR. The characterization of mitochondrial RNA in the cytoplasm was confirmed by immunofluoresence microscope and biochemical approach. Gene expression was analyzed by western blot and RT qPCR. We demonstrate that the occurrence of mitochondrial DNA common deletion is greater in keratocytes from the central cornea as compared to those of the peripheral part. The keratocytes with CD have elevated oxidative stress levels, which leads to the leakage of mitochondrial double-stranded RNA into the cytoplasm. The cytoplasmic mitochondrial double-stranded RNA is sensed by MDA5, which induces NF-κB activation. The NF-κB activation thereafter induces fibrosis-like extracellular matrix expressions and IL-8 mRNA transcription. These results provide a novel explanation of the different clinical outcome in different regions of the cornea during wound healing.

Corneal Wound Healing in Vitro

1963 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 833-834
Author(s):  
N.A. Wine ◽  
P.K. Basu
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Corneal Wound Healing ◽  
Corneal Wound

Early Corneal Wound Healing and Inflammatory Responses after Refractive Lenticule Extraction (ReLEx)

2011 ◽  
Vol 52 (9) ◽  
pp. 6213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andri K. Riau ◽  
Romesh I. Angunawela ◽  
Shyam S. Chaurasia ◽  
Wing S. Lee ◽  
Donald T. Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Inflammatory Responses ◽  
Corneal Wound Healing ◽  
Corneal Wound ◽  
Lenticule Extraction

Carboxymethyl chitosan/gelatin/hyaluronic acid blended-membranes as epithelia transplanting scaffold for corneal wound healing

2018 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 240-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhua Xu ◽  
Zheying Wang ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
Liping Wang ◽  
Zhiwen Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Hyaluronic Acid ◽  
Carboxymethyl Chitosan ◽  
Corneal Wound Healing ◽  
Corneal Wound

scholarly journals Influence of topical and oral zinc upon corneal wound healing.

1969 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 407-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
G B Hubbard ◽  
B E Herron ◽  
J S Andrews ◽  
J H Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Corneal Wound Healing ◽  
Corneal Wound
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