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Researchers say gene therapy breakthrough shows promise for glaucoma
Posted on: 30 July 2024, source: Insight News
Macquarie University researchers have identified a gene therapy that could help treat glaucoma, with potential applications for other neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. The protein Tau is essential to the function of cells in the brain and central nervous system, but when over-produced under certain conditions, it forms tangles that clog the cells’ internal structures. These tangles have also been found in Alzheimer’s disease patients. The protein has also been found in retinal cells, with research by Macquarie University’s Vision Science Group finding that it also likely plays a role in glaucoma.
Macquarie University researchers have identified a gene therapy that could help treat glaucoma, with potential applications for other neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. The protein Tau is essential to the function of cells in the brain and central nervous system, but when over-produced under certain conditions, it forms tangles that clog the cells’ internal structures. These tangles have also been found in Alzheimer’s disease patients. The protein has also been found in retinal cells, with research by Macquarie University’s Vision Science Group finding that it also likely plays a role in glaucoma.