Tag: Microglia

Microgliar regulates the physical development of vascular growth and angiogenesis in the retina

Authors:Yin Jie,  Wang Yusheng DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-0160.2016.12.018 Published 2016-12-10 Cite as Chin J Exp Ophthalmol, 2016,34(12): 1132-1135. Abstract                            [Download PDF] [Read Full Text] Being regarded as one kind of specialized tissue macrophages in central nervous system, microglia plays a key role in maintenance of retinal integrity and function.However, recent investigations have […]

Activation of retinal and optic nerve microglia following optic nerve crush in rats

Authors: Nie Zuqing,  Zhang Qiong,  Cao Xia DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-0160.2017.12.002 Published 2017-12-10 Cite as Chin J Exp Ophthalmol, 2017,35(12): 1060-1066. Abstract                               [Download PDF] [Read Full Text] Background Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) is an acute injury of the optic nerve secondary to trauma.As an important immune cell, microglia is involved […]