Tsukahara Chihiro

Kitaoka Yasushi, Sase Kana, Tsukahara Chihiro, Fujita Naoki, Arizono Ibuki, Kogo Jiro et al.

Netarsudil protects optic nerve axons from damage by activating the AMPK-autophagy pathway, suggesting neuroprotective potential beyond intraocular pressure lowering in glaucoma.

Kitaoka Yasushi, Sase Kana, Tsukahara Chihiro, Kojima Kaori, Shiono Akira, Kogo Jiro et al.

Ripasudil, a glaucoma drug, protected optic nerve axons from degeneration in rats by enhancing intra-axonal autophagy. This suggests a novel neuroprotective mechanism beyond pressure lowering.