Gypenosides Alleviate Cone Cell Death in a Zebrafish Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa

• Main Authors: Xing Li (Author), Reem Hasaballah Alhasani (Author), Yanqun Cao (Author), Xinzhi Zhou (Author), Zhiming He (Author), Zhihong Zeng (Author), Niall Strang (Author), Xinhua Shu (Author)
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• Publicado em: MDPI AG, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of visual disorders caused by mutations in over 70 genes. RP is characterized by initial degeneration of rod cells and late cone cell death, regardless of genetic abnormality. Rod cells are the main consumers of oxygen in the retina, and after the death of rod ce...