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A research consortium led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia in Barcelona has developed a family of light-switchable small molecules designed to occupy the gap. The compounds, called prosthe6, restored visual responses in zebrafish and mouse models of retinal degeneration under ordinary ambient light.

MEDICAL DAILY: Light-Activated Compounds Designed to Stand In for Lost Photoreceptors Restore Visual Behavior in Blind Animals

A research consortium led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia in Barcelona has developed a family of light-switchable small molecules designed to occupy the gap. The compounds, called prosthe6, restored visual responses in zebrafish and mouse models of retinal degeneration under ordinary ambient light.

How do tissues cope with being stretched for hours or even days? A study led by researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has uncovered an unexpected answer: Cells radically reorganize their internal scaffolding and, in the process, release their nuclei from a protective keratin network.

PHYS.ORG: Prolonged stretching reorganizes tissue scaffolds and uncages cell nuclei

How do tissues cope with being stretched for hours or even days? A study led by researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has uncovered an unexpected answer: Cells radically reorganize their internal scaffolding and, in the process, release their nuclei from a protective keratin network.

El Instituto de Biotecnología de Cataluña lidera una investigación que ha desarrollado un fármaco en forma de colirio que permite recuperar la visión en ratones ciegos, con ensayos clínicos previstos en humanos en cuatro años. Declaraciones de Rosalba Sortino, autora del estudio Instituto de bioingeniería de Cataluña.; Joaquín Martínez Tambella, coautor del estudio Instituto de Biotecnología de Cataluña.

3Cat | TELENOTÍCIES MIGDIA: Ratolins cecs recuperen la visió amb un nou fàrmac

El Instituto de Biotecnología de Cataluña lidera una investigación que ha desarrollado un fármaco en forma de colirio que permite recuperar la visión en ratones ciegos, con ensayos clínicos previstos en humanos en cuatro años. Declaraciones de Rosalba Sortino, autora del estudio Instituto de bioingeniería de Cataluña.; Joaquín Martínez Tambella, coautor del estudio Instituto de Biotecnología de Cataluña.

Un farmaco attivato dalla luce ha ripristinato la vista nei topi: funziona come una sorta di ‘protesi molecolare’ che sostituisce i sensori della retina ormai degenerati a causa della malattia, riattivando il circuito che trasporta i segnali al cervello.

AGENZIA ANSA: Ripristinata la vista nei topi con un farmaco attivato dalla luce

Un farmaco attivato dalla luce ha ripristinato la vista nei topi: funziona come una sorta di ‘protesi molecolare’ che sostituisce i sensori della retina ormai degenerati a causa della malattia, riattivando il circuito che trasporta i segnali al cervello.

Un consorcio internacional liderado por el IBEC ha desarrollado unos compuestos inteligentes que imitan las células fotorreceptoras dañadas en algunas enfermedades degenerativas. El avance abre la puerta a futuros tratamientos no invasivos mediante colirios.

EL MUNDO: “Prótesis molecular” para la retina dañada: crean fármacos activados por luz que restauran la visión en ratones ciegos

Un consorcio internacional liderado por el IBEC ha desarrollado unos compuestos inteligentes que imitan las células fotorreceptoras dañadas en algunas enfermedades degenerativas. El avance abre la puerta a futuros tratamientos no invasivos mediante colirios.

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