Reduced retina microglial activation and improved optic nerve integrity with minocycline treatment in the DBA/2J mouse model of glaucoma Academic Article uri icon

Overview

MeSH Major

  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Glaucoma
  • Microglia
  • Minocycline
  • Neuroprotective Agents
  • Optic Nerve Diseases
  • Retina

abstract

  • These observations suggest that in glaucoma, retina and optic nerve head microglia activation may be a factor in the early decline in function of the optic nerve and its subsequent degeneration.

publication date

  • April 2008

Research

keywords

  • Academic Article

Identity

Language

  • eng

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1167/iovs.07-1337

PubMed ID

  • 18385061

Additional Document Info

start page

  • 1437

end page

  • 46

volume

  • 49

number

  • 4