Zsuzsanna Buzogany

Mrs. Zsuzsanna Buzogany


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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27 February 2026 in Pharmaceuticals
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ARAlexandra Rozsahegyi
Alexandra Rozsahegyi
MCMarcekk Cserhalmi
Marcekk Cserhalmi
TMTimea Medveczki
Timea Medveczki
ZBZsuzsanna Buzogany
Zsuzsanna Buzogany
EREva Ruisanchez
Eva Ruisanchez
AFAndrea Fekete
Andrea Fekete
Background/Objectives: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with a doubled prevalence of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) caused by trabecular meshwork (TM) dysfunction. Chronic hyperglycaemia leads to oxidative stress and fibrotic remodeling of the TM. We previously identified the Sigma-1 receptor (S1R) as a novel anti-fibrotic target by demonstrating that its agonist, fluvoxamine (FLU), is protective in diabetes-related renal fibrosis. Here, we investigate its potential to mitigate ocular fibrosis. Methods: First, we wanted to verify in different in vivo models (high-fat diet/streptozotocin (HFD/STZ) rats, db/db mice) that type 2 DM (T2DM) leads to fibrotic remodeling of the TM. Then, in vitro, we assessed the effect of FLU (15 µM) on hyperglycaemia-induced (HG, 25 µM) fibrosis, oxidative stress and endogenous nitric oxide (NO) production. Results: In T2DM models, excessive accumulation of collagen, α-smooth muscle actin (αSMA), fibronectin (Fn) and F-actin was observed in the eyes. Ocular fibrosis was accompanied by IOP elevation (13.7 vs. 18.7 mmHg) in db/db mice. In human TM cells (HTM5), FLU decreased HG-induced cell proliferation (14% vs. 24%) and upregulated S1R protein expression. Furthermore, FLU suppressed the expressions of key fibrotic elements, including transforming growth factor-β2 (TGF-β2) by 37%, Fn by 49%, collagen type 1 (COL1A1) and type 4 (COL4A1) by 24% and 45%, respectively. FLU also reversed HG-induced F-actin accumulation by 39% and enhanced intracellular NO levels by 34%. Crucially, FLU decreased ROS generation by half, demonstrating its protective effect against HG-induced oxidative stress. Conclusions: These findings highlight the potential of S1R activation as a promising therapeutic target to alleviate hyperglycaemia-induced injury to the TM by modulating multiple molecular pathways.