2020
Herbal Medicines in Glaucoma Treatment.
Ige M, Liu J. Herbal Medicines in Glaucoma Treatment. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2020, 93: 347-353. PMID: 32607093, PMCID: PMC7309662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCourse of glaucomaIntraocular pressureGlaucoma patientsGlaucoma treatmentRetinal ganglion cell deathHerbal medicineMedical marijuanaGanglion cell deathStandard therapeutic agentsSignificant adverse effectsCurrent standardGinkgo bilobaSurgical therapyGlaucoma managementIrreversible blindnessGlaucomaAlternative medicineLarger studyHerbal remediesTherapeutic agentsAddictive potentialAdverse effectsLonger durationPatientsShort duration
2017
Epigenetics and Signaling Pathways in Glaucoma
Gauthier AC, Liu J. Epigenetics and Signaling Pathways in Glaucoma. BioMed Research International 2017, 2017: 5712341. PMID: 28210622, PMCID: PMC5292191, DOI: 10.1155/2017/5712341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential new therapeutic targetGeneration of fibrosisNovel therapeutic agentsNew therapeutic targetsAqueous humor drainageProapoptotic gene expressionRetinal neuronsIrreversible blindnessCommon causeHuman trialsTherapeutic targetAnimal modelsTrabecular meshworkTherapeutic agentsNeurodegenerative diseasesProsurvival factorBcl-2Rho-kinaseGlaucomaSignaling pathwaysPathway membersMAP kinaseGene expressionPathwayPreliminary success