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Tanu Parmar

Duke University
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[HTML][HTML] Protein profiling of human endometrial tissues in the midsecretory and proliferative phases of the menstrual cycle

T Parmar, S Gadkar-Sable, L Savardekar, R Katkam… - Fertility and sterility, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To identify the proteins displaying differential expression in midsecretory phase
endometrium as compared with proliferative phase endometrium. DESIGN: Prospective …

Lipocalin 2 plays an important role in regulating inflammation in retinal degeneration

T Parmar, VM Parmar, L Perusek… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.aai.org
It has become increasingly important to understand how retinal inflammation is regulated
because inflammation plays a role in retinal degenerative diseases. Lipocalin 2 (LCN2), an …

[HTML][HTML] A2E-associated cell death and inflammation in retinal pigmented epithelial cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells

VM Parmar, T Parmar, E Arai, L Perusek, A Maeda - Stem cell research, 2018 - Elsevier
Accumulation of lipofuscin in the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) is observed in retinal
degenerative diseases including Stargardt disease and age-related macular degeneration. Bis…

Protective effects of flavonoids in acute models of light-induced retinal degeneration

JT Ortega, T Parmar, M Golczak, B Jastrzebska - Molecular Pharmacology, 2021 - ASPET
Degeneration of photoreceptors caused by excessive illumination, inherited mutations, or
aging is the principal pathology of blinding diseases. Pharmacological compounds that …

Flavonoids improve the stability and function of P23H rhodopsin slowing down the progression of retinitis pigmentosa in mice

JT Ortega, T Parmar… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The balanced homeostasis of the G protein–coupled receptor (GPCR), rhodopsin (Rho), is
required for vision. Misfolding mutations in Rho cause photoreceptor death, leading to retinitis …

[HTML][HTML] Flavonoids enhance rod opsin stability, folding, and self-association by directly binding to ligand-free opsin and modulating its conformation

JT Ortega, T Parmar, B Jastrzebska - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 - ASBMB
Rhodopsin (Rho) is a visual G protein–coupled receptor expressed in the rod photoreceptors
of the eye, where it mediates transmission of a light signal into a cell and converts this …

[HTML][HTML] Di-retinoid-pyridinium-ethanolamine (A2E) accumulation and the maintenance of the visual cycle are independent of Atg7-mediated autophagy in the retinal …

L Perusek, B Sahu, T Parmar, H Maeno, E Arai… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved catabolic mechanism that relieves cellular stress
by removing/recycling damaged organelles and debris through the action of lysosomes. …

[HTML][HTML] Acute stress responses are early molecular events of retinal degeneration in Abca4−/− Rdh8−/− mice after light exposure

T Parmar, VM Parmar, E Arai, B Sahu… - … & visual science, 2016 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Mice lacking ATP-binding cassette transporter 4 (ABCA4) and retinol dehydrogenase
8 (RDH8) mimic features of human Stargardt disease and age-related macular …

Retinoid analogs and polyphenols as potential therapeutics for age-related macular degeneration

T Parmar, JT Ortega… - Experimental Biology and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Progressive retinal degeneration manifesting as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in
the elderly affects millions of individuals worldwide. Among various blinding diseases, AMD …

[HTML][HTML] Galanin receptor 3− A new pharmacological target in retina degeneration

JT Ortega, T Parmar, B Jastrzebska - Pharmacological research, 2023 - Elsevier
The neuropeptide galanin receptor 3 (GALR3) is a class AG protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)
broadly expressed in the nervous system, including the retina. GALR3 is involved in the …