Increasing Eye Cells' Ability to Process Misfolded Proteins May Prevent Retinal Degeneration

Researchers at Duke University believe they have developed an approach to treat retinal conditions (including retinitis pigmentosa), all of which create misfolded proteins that cells in the eye cannot process. The scientists have shown that boosting the cells' ability to process misfolded proteins could keep them from aggregating inside the cell. They devised and tested the strategy in mice, significantly delaying the onset of blindness.The team’s study (“ Increased proteasomal activ