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Abreu CA, Teixeira-Pinheiro LC, Lani-Louzada R, da Silva-Junior AJ, Vasques JF, Gubert F, Nascimento-Dos-Santos G, Mohana-Borges R, Matos EDS, Pimentel-Coelho PM, Santiago MF, Mendez-Otero R. GD3 synthase deletion alters retinal structure and impairs visual function in mice. J Neurochem 2021; 158:694-709. [PMID: 34081777 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gangliosides are glycosphingolipids abundantly expressed in the vertebrate nervous system, and are classified into a-, b-, or c-series according to the number of sialic acid residues. The enzyme GD3 synthase converts GM3 (an a-series ganglioside) into GD3, a b-series ganglioside highly expressed in the developing and adult retina. The present study evaluated the visual system of GD3 synthase knockout mice (GD3s-/- ), morphologically and functionally. The absence of b- series gangliosides in the retinas of knockout animals was confirmed by mass spectrometry imaging, which also indicated an accumulation of a-series gangliosides, such as GM3. Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) density was significantly reduced in GD3s-/- mice, with a similar reduction in the number of axons in the optic nerve. Knockout animals also showed a 15% reduction in the number of photoreceptor nuclei, but no difference in the bipolar cells. The area occupied by GFAP-positive glial cells was smaller in GD3s-/- retinas, but the number of microglial cells/macrophages did not change. In addition to the morphological alterations, a 30% reduction in light responsiveness was detected through quantification of pS6-expressing RGC, an indicator of neural activity. Furthermore, electroretinography (ERG) indicated a significant reduction in RGC and photoreceptor electrical activity in GD3s-/- mice, as indicated by scotopic ERG and pattern ERG (PERG) amplitudes. Finally, evaluation of the optomotor response demonstrated that GD3s-/- mice have reduced visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. These results suggest that b-series gangliosides play a critical role in regulating the structure and function of the mouse visual system.
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- Carla Andreia Abreu
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Wong YLE, Chen X, Wu R, Hung YLW, Chan TWD. Structural Characterization of Intact Glycoconjugates by Tandem Mass Spectrometry Using Electron-Induced Dissociation. Anal Chem 2017; 89:10111-10117. [PMID: 28838234 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b03128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Characterizing the structures of glycoconjungates is important because of glycan heterogeneity and structural complexity of aglycon. The presence of relatively weak glycosidic linkages leads to preferential cleavages that limit the acquisition of structural information under typical mass spectrometry dissociation conditions, such as collision-induced dissociation (CID) and infrared multiphoton dissociation. In this paper, we explored the dissociation behaviors of different members of glycoconjugates, including glycopeptides, glycoalkaloids, and glycolipids, under electron-induced dissociation (EID) conditions. Using CID spectra as references, we found that EID is not only a complementary method to CID, but also a method that can generate extensive fragment ions for the structural characterization of all intact glycoconjugates studied. Furthermore, isomeric ganglioside species can be differentiated, and the double bond location in the ceramide moiety of the gangliosides can be identified through the MS3 approach involving sequential CID and EID processes.
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- Y L Elaine Wong
- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.,Shandong Analysis and Test Centre, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Qilu University of Technology , Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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Sibille E, Berdeaux O, Martine L, Bron AM, Creuzot-Garcher CP, He Z, Thuret G, Bretillon L, Masson EAY. Ganglioside Profiling of the Human Retina: Comparison with Other Ocular Structures, Brain and Plasma Reveals Tissue Specificities. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0168794. [PMID: 27997589 PMCID: PMC5173345 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Gangliosides make a wide family of glycosphingolipids, highly heterogeneous in both the ceramide moiety and the oligosaccharide chain. While ubiquitously expressed in mammalian tissues, they are particularly abundant in the brain and the peripheral nervous system. Gangliosides are known to play a crucial role in the development, maintenance and functional integrity of the nervous system. However, the expression and roles of gangliosides in the retina, although often considered as a window on the brain, has been far less studied. We performed an in-depth analysis of gangliosides of the human retina, especially using powerful LC/MS methods. We compared the pattern of ganglioside classes and ceramide molecular species of this tissue with other ocular structures and with brain and plasma in elderly human individuals. About a hundred of ganglioside molecular species among 15 distinct classes were detected illustrating the huge structural diversity of these compounds. The retina exhibited a very diverse ganglioside profile and shared several common features with the brain (prominence of tetraosylgangliosides, abundance of d20:1 long chain base and 18:0 fatty acid…). However, the retina stood out with the specific expression of GD3, GT3 and AcGT3, which further presented a peculiar molecular species distribution. The unique ganglioside pattern we observed in the human retina suggests that these ganglioside species play a specific role in the structure and function of this tissue. This lipidomic study, by highlighting retina specific ganglioside species, opens up novel research directions for a better understanding of the biological role of gangliosides in the retina.
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- Estelle Sibille
- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, CNRS, INRA, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, CNRS, INRA, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, CNRS, INRA, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, CNRS, INRA, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, CNRS, INRA, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Laboratory for Biology, Imaging, and Engineering of Corneal Grafts, EA2521, Faculty of Medicine, University Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Laboratory for Biology, Imaging, and Engineering of Corneal Grafts, EA2521, Faculty of Medicine, University Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, CNRS, INRA, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, CNRS, INRA, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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Masson EAY, Sibille E, Martine L, Chaux-Picquet F, Bretillon L, Berdeaux O. Apprehending ganglioside diversity: a comprehensive methodological approach. J Lipid Res 2015; 56:1821-35. [PMID: 26142958 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.d060764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Gangliosides (GGs) make a wide family of glycosphingolipids ubiquitously expressed in mammalian tissues and particularly abundant in the brain and nervous system. They exhibit a huge diversity due to structural variations in both their oligosaccharidic chain and ceramide moiety, which represent a real analytical challenge. Since their discovery in the 1940s, methods have persistently improved until the emergence of LC/MS, which offers a high level of specificity and sensitivity and is suitable with high-throughput profiling studies. We describe here a comprehensive approach relying on various techniques and aiming at fully characterizing GGs in biological samples. First, total GG content was determined by a biochemical assay. Second, GG class composition was assessed by high-performance thin-layer chromatography followed by colorimetric revelation. Then, ceramide types of GG classes were identified, and their relative quantification was performed thanks to the development of a powerful and reliable LC/MS method. Finally, ceramides were structurally characterized, and minor and less common GG classes were identified using high-resolution MS. These methods were applied to the rat retina to provide an exhaustive description of its GG composition, giving the base for a better understanding of the precise roles of GGs in this tissue.
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- Elodie A Y Masson
- CNRS, UMR6265 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France INRA, UMR1324 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté UMR Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- CNRS, UMR6265 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France INRA, UMR1324 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté UMR Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- CNRS, UMR6265 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France INRA, UMR1324 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté UMR Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne, UMR 6302 CNRS, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- CNRS, UMR6265 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France INRA, UMR1324 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté UMR Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- CNRS, UMR6265 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France INRA, UMR1324 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté UMR Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, F-21000 Dijon, France
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Clérin E, Yang Y, Forster V, Fontaine V, Sahel JA, Léveillard T. Vibratome sectioning mouse retina to prepare photoreceptor cultures. J Vis Exp 2014:51954. [PMID: 25548881 PMCID: PMC4354458 DOI: 10.3791/51954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The retina is a part of the central nervous system that has organized architecture, with neurons in layers from the photoreceptors, both rods and cones in contact with the retinal pigmented epithelium in the most distant part on the retina considering the direction of light, and the ganglion cells in the most proximal distance. This architecture allows the isolation of the photoreceptor layer by vibratome sectioning. The dissected neural retina of a mouse aged 8 days is flat-embedded in 4% gelatin on top of a slice of 20% gelatin photoreceptor layer facing down. Using a vibratome and a double edged razor blade, the 100 µm thick inner retina is sectioned. This section contains the ganglion cells and the inner layer with notably the bipolar cells. An intermediary section of 15 µm is discarded before 200 µm of the outer retina containing the photoreceptors is recovered. The gelatin is removed by heating at 37 °C. Pieces of outer layer are incubated in 500 µl of Ringer's solution with 2 units of activated papain for 20 min at 37 °C. The reaction is stopped by adding 500 µl 10% fetal calf serum (FCS) in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM), then 25 units of DNAse I is added before centrifugation at RT, washed several times to remove serum and the cells are resuspended in 500 µl of DMEM and seeded at 1 x 10(5) cells/cm(2). The cells are grown to 5 days in vitro and their viability scored using live/dead assay. The purity of the culture is first determined by microscopic observation during the experiment. The purity is then validated by seeding and fixing cells on a histological slide and analyzing using a rabbit polyclonal anti-SAG, a photoreceptor marker and mouse monoclonal anti-RHO, a rod photoreceptor specific marker. Alternatively, the photoreceptor layer (97% rods) can be used for gene or protein expression analysis and for transplantation.
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- Emmanuelle Clérin
- Department of Genetics, UMR_S 968, Institut de la Vision; Sorbonne Universités, Paris 06, UMR_S 968, Institut de la Vision; INSERM, U968, Institut de la Vision; CNRS, UMR_7210, Institut de la Vision
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- Department of Genetics, UMR_S 968, Institut de la Vision; Sorbonne Universités, Paris 06, UMR_S 968, Institut de la Vision; INSERM, U968, Institut de la Vision; CNRS, UMR_7210, Institut de la Vision
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- Department of Visual Information, UMR_S 968, Institut de la Vision; Sorbonne Universités, Paris 06, UMR_S 968, Institut de la Vision; INSERM, U968, Institut de la Vision; CNRS, UMR_7210, Institut de la Vision
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- Exploratory Team, UMR_S 968, Institut de la Vision; Sorbonne Universités, Paris 06, UMR_S 968, Institut de la Vision; INSERM, U968, Institut de la Vision; CNRS, UMR_7210, Institut de la Vision
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- Sorbonne Universités, Paris 06, UMR_S 968, Institut de la Vision; INSERM, U968, Institut de la Vision; CNRS, UMR_7210, Institut de la Vision
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- Department of Genetics, UMR_S 968, Institut de la Vision; Sorbonne Universités, Paris 06, UMR_S 968, Institut de la Vision; INSERM, U968, Institut de la Vision; CNRS, UMR_7210, Institut de la Vision;
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Brush RS, Tran JTA, Henry KR, McClellan ME, Elliott MH, Mandal MNA. Retinal sphingolipids and their very-long-chain fatty acid-containing species. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2010; 51:4422-31. [PMID: 20393115 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-5134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Recent evidence suggests that ceramide metabolism plays an important role in retinal photoreceptor cell survival and apoptosis. The purpose of this study was to characterize sphingolipids in the retina with special emphasis on the very-long-chain-containing saturated (VLC-FA) and polyunsaturated (VLC-PUFA) fatty acid-containing species. The VLC-FAs and VLC-PUFAs are synthesized by the ELOVL4 protein, which is involved in human Stargardt's macular dystrophy type 3 (STGD3). METHODS Total lipids were extracted from retina and other tissues, and different sphingolipid classes were isolated and purified using various combinations of liquid- and solid-phase separation. Purified sphingolipids were analyzed by high-performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC), gas chromatography (GC), and GC-MS (GC-mass spectrometry). RESULTS Nonsialylated sphingolipids (NSLs) comprised approximately 3.5% of total retinal lipids of which 70% was sphingomyelin. Ceramide and glycosylceramides (GCs) constituted<or=1% of total retinal lipids. Gangliosides (GGs), on the other hand, comprised approximately 3.0% of total retinal lipids. Fatty acid analysis of retinal NSLs indicated an abundance of saturated fatty acids, with the presence of VLC-FAs but not of VLC-PUFAs beyond 24 carbons. However, GG had significant levels of unsaturated, polyunsaturated, and VLC-PUFAs. Retinal rod outer segments (ROS) contained approximately 1% each of NSL and GG, and their fatty acid profile was not very different from whole retinal NSL and GG, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Retina has a total of 6% to 7% fatty acids that are N-linked to a sphingosine, which would be 11 to 13 mole % in comparison to phospholipids. The presence of VLC-FAs and VLC-PUFAs in retinal sphingolipids indicates that they may play role in ELOVL4-mediated Stargardt 3.
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- Richard S Brush
- Department of Ophthalmology, Dean A. McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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McJarrow P, Schnell N, Jumpsen J, Clandinin T. Influence of dietary gangliosides on neonatal brain development. Nutr Rev 2009; 67:451-63. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00211.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Lefèvre K, Clarke PGH, Danthe EE, Castagné V. Involvement of cyclin-dependent kinases in axotomy-induced retinal ganglion cell death. J Comp Neurol 2002; 447:72-81. [PMID: 11967896 DOI: 10.1002/cne.10215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We have tested the role of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) in the type 3B death of axotomized retinal ganglion cells, by injecting intraocularly olomoucine, roscovitine, or butyrolactone I. Each of these inhibits CDK1, CDK2, and CDK5; CDK1 and CDK2 are involved in cell proliferation, whereas CDK5 is involved in neuronal differentiation. The inhibitors partially protected ganglion cells against the effects of axotomy. These agents may affect the ganglion cells directly, because CDK1, its regulatory subunit cyclin B1, and CDK5 were identified immunohistochemically in the perikarya of ganglion cells, and this was confirmed for CDK1 and CDK5 in Western blots of the ganglion cell layer. These blots showed an axotomy-induced phosphorylation of CDK5 occurring remarkably quickly (within 6 hours of axotomy) but little if any change in the phosphorylation state of CDK1. In addition, we studied the expression of proliferation markers, including proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and the synthesis of DNA, by immunohistochemical and autoradiographic methods. Normal or axotomized ganglion cells did not express PCNA and did not synthesize DNA. Although we cannot exclude the possibility that axotomized ganglion cells may leave their quiescent state, our data show that they did not progress beyond the G1 phase of the cell cycle. Finally, in contrast to inhibitors of CDKs, cell cycle blockers with different targets than CDKs did not protect ganglion cells. Globally, our results suggest that axotomy-induced death of ganglion cells involves the activation of CDK1, CDK2, or CDK5 (most probably CDK5) but not the full cell cycle machinery.
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- Karine Lefèvre
- Institut de Biologie Cellulaire et de Morphologie, Université de Lausanne, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Kinkl N, Sahel J, Hicks D. Alternate FGF2-ERK1/2 signaling pathways in retinal photoreceptor and glial cells in vitro. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:43871-8. [PMID: 11571286 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m105256200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF2) stimulates photoreceptor survival in vivo and in vitro, but the molecular signaling mechanism(s) involved are unknown. Immunohistochemical and immunoblotting analyses of pure photoreceptors, inner retinal neurons, and Müller glial cells (MGC) in vitro revealed differential expression of the high affinity FGF receptors (FGFR1-4), as well as many cytoplasmic signaling intermediates known to mediate the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2) pathway. FGF2-induced tyrosine phosphorylation in vitro exhibited distinct profiles for each culture type, and FGF2-induced ERK1/2 activation was observed for all three preparations. Whereas U0126, a specific inhibitor of ERK kinase (MEK), completely abolished FGF2-induced ERK1/2 tyrosine phosphorylation and survival in cultured photoreceptors, persistent ERK1/2 phosphorylation was observed in cultured inner retinal cells and MGC. Furthermore U0126 treatment entirely blocked nerve growth factor-induced ERK1/2 activation in MGC, as well as FGF2-induced ERK1/2 activation in cerebral glial cells. Taken together, these data indicate that FGF2-induced ERK1/2 activation is entirely mediated by MEK within photoreceptors, which is responsible for FGF2-stimulated photoreceptor survival. In contrast, inner retina/glia possess alternative, cell type, and growth factor-specific MEK-independent ERK1/2 activation pathways. Hence signaling and biological effects elicited by FGF2 within retina are mediated by cell type-specific pathways.
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- N Kinkl
- Laboratoire de Physiopathologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire de la Rétine, INSERM-Université Louis Pasteur EMI 9918, Clinique Médicale A, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, BP. 426, 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67091 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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Giusto NM, Pasquaré SJ, Salvador GA, Castagnet PI, Roque ME, Ilincheta de Boschero MG. Lipid metabolism in vertebrate retinal rod outer segments. Prog Lipid Res 2000; 39:315-91. [PMID: 10856601 DOI: 10.1016/s0163-7827(00)00009-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- N M Giusto
- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas, Universidad Nacional del Sur and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CC 857, B 8000 FWB, Bahia Blanca, Argentina.
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Daniotti JL, Martina JA, Zurita AR, Maccioni HJ. Mouse ? 1,3-galactosyltransferase (GA1/GM1/GD1b synthase): Protein characterization, tissue expression, and developmental regulation in neural retina. J Neurosci Res 1999. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(19991015)58:2<318::aid-jnr12>3.0.co;2-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) influences the differentiation and survival of retinal photoreceptors in vivo and in vitro, but it is not known whether it acts directly on photoreceptor FGF receptors or indirectly through activation of surrounding cells. To clarify the effects of FGF-2 on photoreceptor survival, we developed a purified photoreceptor culture system. The outer nuclear layers of postnatal day 5-15 rat retinas were isolated by vibratome sectioning, and the photoreceptor fractions obtained were enzymatically dissociated. Photoreceptors were maintained in monolayer culture for 1 week in a chemically defined medium. Immunocytochemical labeling showed that >99.5% of cells were photoreceptors, and glial contamination represented approximately 0. 2%. Photoreceptors from postnatal day 5-9 retinas survived for at least 24 hr in vitro, whereas cells from postnatal day 10-15 retinas died rapidly. Subsequent studies performed with postnatal day 5 photoreceptors showed that their survival was increased in a dose-dependent manner after the addition of FGF-2. In control cultures, 36% of originally seeded photoreceptors were alive after 5 d in vitro, and in the presence of 20 ng/ml FGF-2 this number was doubled to 62%. This increase was not caused by proliferation of photoreceptor precursors. Denaturing or blocking FGF-2 prevented enhancement of survival. Conversely, only 25.5% of photoreceptors survived in the presence of epidermal growth factor (EGF). FGF- and EGF-receptor mRNA and proteins were detected in purified photoreceptors in vitro, and addition of FGF-2 or EGF led to tyrosine phosphorylation of photoreceptor proteins. These data support a direct mechanism of action for FGF-2 stimulation of photoreceptor survival.
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Dreyfus H, Sahel J, Heidinger V, Mohand-Said S, Guérold B, Meuillet E, Fontaine V, Hicks D. Gangliosides and neurotrophic growth factors in the retina. Molecular interactions and applications as neuroprotective agents. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1998; 845:240-52. [PMID: 9668358 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb09677.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Polypeptide growth factors and gangliosides can both be considered as trophic agents involved in almost all stages of neural cell development, differentiation, survival, and pathology. In most cases their physiological roles are still not clear due to the considerable complexity in their regulation. Several growth factors [e.g., basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF)] and one species of ganglioside (GM1) have been shown to exert interactions with each other and also to exhibit neuroprotective effects against retinal ischemia in vivo and cerebral excitotoxicity in vitro. Different experimental models are used to investigate their relevance to ischemic and excitotoxic conditions in the retina, and it is shown that (1) both bFGF and EGF show very effective neuroprotection for rat retinal neurones exposed to toxic levels of glutamate or its nonphysiological agonist kainate in vitro; (2) GM1 (10(-5M) used under the same conditions does not afford protection; (3) retinal glial cells also suffer morphological perturbations following glutamate or kainate treatment, but this effect is dependent on neuron-glial interactions, indicating the existence of intermediate neuron-derived messenger molecules; (4) these glial changes can be corrected by posttreatment with either bFGF or EGF in vitro; (5) using an in vivo animal model involving anterior chamber pressure-induced ischemia in adult rats, it is shown that either pretreatment by intraperitoneal injection of GM1, or posttreatment by intraocular injection of the same ganglioside, reduces significantly histological damage to inner nuclear regions; and (6) in cultured retinal Müller glial cells the existence of molecular and metabolic interactions between both types of trophic factors is demonstrated. Hence both these groups of trophic molecules show interesting features for retinal ischemic treatment.
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Affiliation(s)
- H Dreyfus
- Laboratoire de Physiopathologie Rétinienne, INSERM CJF 92-02, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire Régional, Strasbourg, France.
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