Neuroprotective effects of VCP modulators in mouse models of glaucoma

Glaucoma is a major cause of adult blindness due to gradual death of retinal ganglion cells. Currently, no therapeutics are available for the protection of these cells from the cell death. We have recently succeeded in synthesizing novel compounds, KUSs (Kyoto University Substances), which can reduc...

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Main Authors: Noriko Nakano, Hanako Ohashi Ikeda, Tomoko Hasegawa, Yuki Muraoka, Sachiko Iwai, Tatsuaki Tsuruyama, Masaki Nakano, Tomohiro Fuchigami, Toshiyuki Shudo, Akira Kakizuka, Nagahisa Yoshimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844015303832