Aortic stiffness and carotid intima-media thickness: two independent markers of subclinical vascular damage in young adults?
These observations suggest that in healthy young adults arterial stiffness and CIMT reflect two separate entities of vascular damage.
Mature Müller glia in adult mice can be induced to dedifferentiate, migrate, and generate new retinal neurons and photoreceptor cells by alpha-aminoadipate or glutamate signaling. The results of this study suggest a novel potential strategy for treating retinal neurodegeneration, including retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration, without transplanting exogenous cells.