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Current Concepts in the Biochemical Mechanisms of Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration

Syed Shoeb Ahmad, Shuaibah Abdul Ghani, Theodora Hemalata Rajagopal

Keywords : Glaucoma, Biochemical, Neural, Degeneration

Citation Information : Shoeb Ahmad S, Abdul Ghani S, Hemalata Rajagopal T. Current Concepts in the Biochemical Mechanisms of Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration. J Curr Glaucoma Pract 2013; 7 (2):49-53.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1137

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-12-2018

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


Abstract

Glaucoma is now regarded as a neurodegenerative disorder. A number of theories including the mechanical and vascular models have been used to explain the pathogenesis of glaucoma. However, there is now increasing evidence of biochemical molecules which may play a part in it's causation. These biochemical mechanisms include the role of excitatory aminoacids, caspases, protein kinases, oxygen free radicals, nitric oxide, TNF-alpha, neurotrophins and metalloproteins. This paper reviews these new developments which form the biochemical basis of glaucomatous neural degeneration.


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