New Trends in Basic and Clinical Research of Glaucoma: A Neurodegenerative Disease of the Visual System Part A

Giacinto Bagetta is Professsor of Pharmacology and works in the Department of Pharmacy, Health Science and Nutritionat University of Calabria, Arcavata di Rende, Italy. Carlo Nucci is Professor of Ophthalmology in the Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Experimental Medicine at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy.

• 1. Retinal Neurodegeneration in Experimental GlaucomaManuel Vidal-Sanz, Francisco J. Valiente-Soriano, Arturo Ortín-Martínez, Francisco M. Nadal-Nicolás, Manuel Jiménez-López, Manuel Salinas-Navarro, Luis Alarcón-Martínez, Diego García-Ayuso, Marcelino Avilés-Trigueros, Marta Agudo-Barriuso and Maria P. Villegas-Pérez2. Retinal Ganglion Cell Apoptotic Pathway in Glaucoma: Initiating and Downstream MechanismsHani Levkovitch-Verbin3. The Contribution of the Sclera and Lamina Cribrosa to the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma: Diagnostic and Treatment ImplicationsHarry A. Quigley4. Autophagy Dysregulation and the Fate of Retinal Ganglion Cells in Glaucomatous Optic NeuropathyRossella Russo, Carlo Nucci, Maria Tiziana Corasaniti, Giacinto Bagetta and Luigi Antonio Morrone5. Advances in Glaucoma GeneticsYoichi Sakurada and Fumihiko Mabuchi6. Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Failure in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma NeurodegenerationMaria D. Pinazo-Durán, Vicente Zanón-Moreno, Roberto Gallego-Pinazo and José J. García-Medina7. Macro- and Microglial Responses in the Fellow Eyes Contralateral to Glaucomatous EyesAna I. Ramírez, Juan J. Salazar, Rosa de Hoz, Blanca Rojas, Beatriz I. Gallego, Elena Salobrar-Garcia, Francisco J. Valiente-Soriano, Alberto Triviño and Josè M. Ramirez8. Retinal and Optic Nerve Changes in Glaucoma, From Animal Study to Clinical ImplicationShenton S. L. Chew, Alessandra Martins and Nicholas G Strouthidis9. Lymphatic Drainage from the Eye: A New Target for TherapyYeni Yucel and Neeru Gupta10. Retinal Ganglion Cell Dendrite Pathology and Synapse Loss: Implications for GlaucomaJessica Agostinone and Adriana Di Polo11. MicroRNA Target Prediction in GlaucomaGiovanni Luca Romano, Chiara Bianca Maria Platania, Stefano Forte, Salvatore Salomone, Filippo Drago and Claudio Bucolo12. Stem Cell Approaches to Glaucoma, from Aqueous Outflow Modulation to Retinal NeuroprotectionCraig Pearson and Keith Martin 13. Natural Compounds and Retinal Ganglion Cell NeuroprotectionLuigi A. Morrone, Laura Rombolà, Maria Tiziana Corasaniti, Giacinto Bagetta, Carlo Nucci and Rossella Russo14. Rho Kinase Inhibitor AMA0526 Improves Surgical Outcome in a Rabbit Model of Glaucoma Filtration surgerySarah Van de Velde, Tine Van Bergen, Evelien Vandewalle, Nele Kindt, Karolien Castermans, Lieve Moons and Ingeborg Stalmans