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Rowan Asfahani

University College London

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Preventing light-induced toxicity in a new mouse model of rhodopsin sector retinitis pigmentosa

Rosellina Guarascio, Kalliopi Ziaka, Kwan L. Hau, Davide Piccolo, Sara Eliza Nieuwenhuis, Adriana Bakoulina, Rowan Asfahani, Mònica Aguilà, Dimitra Athanasiou, Diana Sefic Svara, Yumei Li, Rui Chen, Michael E. Cheetham

This study develops a mouse model of rhodopsin sector RP and shows that dim red light and S1PR agonist treatment can prevent light-induced photoreceptor degeneration.

bioRxiv · May 14, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Inhibition of VCP preserves retinal structure and function in autosomal dominant retinal degeneration

Blanca Arango‐González, Merve Sen, Rosellina Guarascio, Kalliopi Ziaka, Eva Maria del Amo, Kwan L. Hau, Hannah Poultney, Rowan Asfahani, Arto O. Urtti, Tsui‐Fen Chou, Sylvia Bolz, Raymond J. Deshaies, Wadood Haq, Michael E. Cheetham, Marius Ueffing

This study shows that inhibiting VCP activity rescues degenerating P23H rod cells and improves their function in retinal models of adRP.

bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience