Paloma B. Liton

15.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Paloma B. Liton is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paloma B. Liton has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ophthalmology, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Paloma B. Liton's work include Glaucoma and retinal disorders (22 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (16 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (14 papers). Paloma B. Liton is often cited by papers focused on Glaucoma and retinal disorders (22 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (16 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (14 papers). Paloma B. Liton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Finland. Paloma B. Liton's co-authors include David L. Epstein, Pedro González, Coralia Luna, Pratap Challa, Kristine Porter, Yizhi Lin, Joshua Hirt, Guorong Li, Myoung Sup Shim and Nallathambi Jeyabalan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Paloma B. Liton

57 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Autophagy in age-related macular degeneration

2022 142 citations Paloma B. Liton, Michael E. Boulton et al. Autophagy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paloma B. Liton United States	32	1.3k	995	527	516	354	58	2.3k
Cagri G. Besirli United States	29	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	627 1.2×	243 0.5×	185 0.5×	125	2.5k
Wai Kit Chu Hong Kong	28	427 0.3×	1.7k 1.7×	475 0.9×	202 0.4×	220 0.6×	98	2.8k
Teresa Borrás United States	32	1.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.7×	495 0.9×	79 0.2×	425 1.2×	74	2.5k
Eri Yamada Japan	24	704 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	429 0.8×	155 0.3×	72 0.2×	62	1.9k
Ula V. Jurkunas United States	38	1.6k 1.2×	919 0.9×	2.7k 5.2×	222 0.4×	122 0.3×	114	3.9k
Sung Wook Park South Korea	21	589 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	289 0.5×	96 0.2×	38 0.1×	48	1.9k
Jing He China	19	211 0.2×	824 0.8×	148 0.3×	154 0.3×	153 0.4×	49	1.4k
Sharon Frase United States	24	153 0.1×	1.8k 1.8×	112 0.2×	310 0.6×	257 0.7×	43	2.6k
Hideshi Yoshikawa Japan	23	213 0.2×	813 0.8×	109 0.2×	183 0.4×	64 0.2×	49	1.7k
Luigi Notari United States	19	214 0.2×	517 0.5×	107 0.2×	89 0.2×	120 0.3×	32	1.3k

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Zhāng, Qí, Zhiquan Liu, Ke Ning, et al.. (2025). Matrine Reduces Intraocular Pressure in Corticosteroid-Induced Ocular Hypertensive Mouse Eyes. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 66(11). 18–18.

Shim, Myoung Sup, et al.. (2023). Autophagy deficiency protects against ocular hypertension and neurodegeneration in experimental and spontaneous glaucoma mouse models. Cell Death and Disease. 14(8). 554–554. 13 indexed citations

Liton, Paloma B., et al.. (2023). Crosstalk between the mTOR pathway and primary cilia in human diseases. Current topics in developmental biology. 155. 1–37. 8 indexed citations

Liton, Paloma B., Kathleen Boesze‐Battaglia, Michael E. Boulton, et al.. (2023). Autophagy in the eye: from physiology to pathophysiology. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 13 indexed citations

Shim, Myoung Sup, et al.. (2019). Transcriptome analysis reveals autophagy as regulator of TGFβ/Smad-induced fibrogenesis in trabecular meshwork cells. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 16092–16092. 23 indexed citations

Vasanth, Shivakumar, Takashi Miyai, Kishore Reddy Katikireddy, et al.. (2017). Activation of mitophagy leads to decline in Mfn2 and loss of mitochondrial mass in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 6656–6656. 74 indexed citations

Williams, Andrew M., et al.. (2016). Successful Implementation of a Program for Increasing Donor Eyes for Research: The Duke-Miracles In Sight Program. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 32(3). 145–149. 9 indexed citations

Liton, Paloma B.. (2015). The autophagic lysosomal system in outflow pathway physiology and pathophysiology. Experimental Eye Research. 144. 29–37. 32 indexed citations

Xu, Ping, Yizhi Lin, Kristine Porter, & Paloma B. Liton. (2014). Ascorbic Acid Modulation of Iron Homeostasis and Lysosomal Function in Trabecular Meshwork Cells. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 30(2-3). 246–253. 17 indexed citations

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Porter, Kristine, Nallathambi Jeyabalan, Yizhi Lin, & Paloma B. Liton. (2013). Lysosomal basification and decreased autophagic flux in oxidatively stressed trabecular meshwork cells. Autophagy. 9(4). 581–594. 95 indexed citations

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Liton, Paloma B., et al.. (2010). Cytosolic Release of Cathepsin D Resulting from Lysosomal Permeabilization is Involved in H2O2-Induced Cell Death in Porcine Trabecular Meshwork (TM) Cells: Potential Relevance to Glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 5839–5839. 1 indexed citations

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Liton, Paloma B., et al.. (2009). Identification of Genes Differentially Expressed by Chitinase 3-Like 1 in Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 4859–4859. 1 indexed citations

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González, P., Pratap Challa, Paloma B. Liton, et al.. (2008). Targeting Gene Expression to the Trabecular Meshwork (TM) in the Rat Eye With the Promoter of a Member of the Alpha 2u-Globulin Family. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 1623–1623. 1 indexed citations

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Liton, Paloma B., Yizhi Lin, Coralia Luna, et al.. (2008). Cultured Porcine Trabecular Meshwork Cells Display Altered Lysosomal Function When Subjected to Chronic Oxidative Stress. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(9). 3961–3961. 44 indexed citations

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Liton, Paloma B., Coralia Luna, Pratap Challa, David L. Epstein, & Pedro González. (2006). Genome-wide expression profile of human trabecular meshwork cultured cells, nonglaucomatous and primary open angle glaucoma tissue.. PubMed. 12. 774–90. 103 indexed citations

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Liton, Paloma B., et al.. (2005). Induction of the Interleukin–6 (IL–6) Gene Promoter in the Trabecular Meshwork (TM) After Mechanical Stress: Potential Implications for Aqueous Humor Outflow Modulation and Glaucoma Pathophysiology. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 5149–5149. 1 indexed citations

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González, P., et al.. (2005). Genome–Wide Microarray Analysis of the Gene Expression Profile of Normal and Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Human Trabecular Meshwork (HTM) Tissue and Cultured HTM Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 1154–1154. 2 indexed citations

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González, P., et al.. (2005). Characterization of free-floating spheres from human trabecular meshwork (HTM) cell culture in vitro. Experimental Eye Research. 82(6). 959–967. 42 indexed citations

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Caballero, Montserrat, Paloma B. Liton, Pratap Challa, David L. Epstein, & Pedro González. (2004). Effects of donor age on proteasome activity and senescence in trabecular meshwork cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 323(3). 1048–1054. 37 indexed citations

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Challa, Pratap, et al.. (2003). Gene Expression Profile in a Novel Cell Type in Primary Cultures of Human Trabecular Meshwork. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 3164–3164. 2 indexed citations

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