The Nerve Growth Factor Signaling and Its Potential as Therapeutic Target for Glaucoma

Neuroprotective therapies which focus on factors leading to retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) degeneration have been drawing more and more attention. The beneficial effects of nerve growth factor (NGF) on the glaucoma have been recently suggested, but its effects on eye tissue are complex and controvers...

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Main Authors: Haitao Wang, Rikang Wang, Thilini Thrimawithana, Peter J. Little, Jiangping Xu, Zhong-Ping Feng, Wenhua Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/759473