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Fred N. Ross-Cisneros

Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles

Publications -  65
Citations -  4064

Fred N. Ross-Cisneros is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Optic neuropathy & Retinal ganglion. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 64 publications receiving 3507 citations. Previous affiliations of Fred N. Ross-Cisneros include University of Southern California.

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Mitochondrial dysfunction as a cause of optic neuropathies

TL;DR: The recent identification of mutations in the nuclear gene OPA1 as the causative factor in dominant optic atrophy (DOA) brought the unexpected finding that this gene encodes for a mitochondrial protein, suggesting that DOA and LHON may be linked by similar pathogenesis.
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Optic nerve degeneration and mitochondrial dysfunction: genetic and acquired optic neuropathies.

TL;DR: Biochemical and cellular studies in LHON point to a partial defect of respiratory chain function that may generate either an ATP synthesis defect and/or a chronic increase of oxidative stress, possibly affecting the oligodendrocytes of the optic nerves.
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Oestrogens ameliorate mitochondrial dysfunction in Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy

TL;DR: A metabolic basis for the unexplained male prevalence in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy is supported and promises for a therapeutic use for oestrogen-like molecules are held and it is shown that the oestrogens receptor β localizes to the mitochondrial network of human retinal ganglion cells.