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Kim JE, Park H, Kang TC. Peroxiredoxin 6 Regulates Glutathione Peroxidase 1-Medited Glutamine Synthase Preservation in the Hippocampus of Chronic Epilepsy Rats. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12010156. [PMID: 36671018 PMCID: PMC9855017 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12010156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Clasmatodendrosis (an autophagic astroglial degeneration) plays an important role in the regulation of spontaneous seizure duration but not seizure frequency or behavioral seizure severity in chronic epilepsy rats. Recently, it has been reported that N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a precursor to glutathione (GSH), attenuates clasmatodendritic degeneration and shortens spontaneous seizure duration in chronic epilepsy rats, although the underlying mechanisms of its anti-convulsive effects are not fully understood. To elucidate this, the present study was designed to investigate whether NAC affects astroglial glutamine synthase (GS) expression mediated by GSH peroxidase 1 (GPx1) and/or peroxiredoxin 6 (Prdx6) in the epileptic hippocampus. As compared to control animals, GS and GPx1 expressions were upregulated in reactive CA1 astrocytes of chronic epilepsy rats, while their expressions were significantly decreased in clasmatodendritic CA1 astrocytes and reactive astrocytes within the molecular layer of the dentate gyrus. Prdx6 expression was increased in reactive CA1 astrocytes as well as clasmatodendritic CA1 astrocytes. In the molecular layer of the dentate gyrus, Prdx6 expression levels were similar to those in control animals. NAC ameliorated clasmatodendrosis through the increment of GS and GPx1 expressions, while it abolished Prdx6 upregulation. 1-hexadecyl-3-(trifluoroethgl)-sn-glycerol-2 phosphomethanol (MJ33, a selective inhibitor of aiPLA2 activity of Prdx6) alleviated clasmatodendrosis by enhancing GPx1 and GS expressions in clasmatodendritic CA1 astrocytes without changing the Prdx6 level. NAC or MJ33 did not affect GS, GPx1 and Prdx6 expression in astrocytes within the molecular layer of the dentate gyrus. These findings indicate that upregulated aiPLA2 activity of Prdx6 may abolish GPx1-mediated GS preservation and lead to clasmatodendrosis in CA1 astrocytes, which would extend spontaneous seizure duration due to impaired glutamate-glutamine conversion regulated by GS. Therefore, the present data suggest that aiPLA2 activity of Prdx6 in astrocytes may be one of the upstream effectors of seizure duration in the epileptic hippocampus.
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- Ji-Eun Kim
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiolog, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Epilepsy Research, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiolog, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Epilepsy Research, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiolog, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Epilepsy Research, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-33-248-2524; Fax: +82-33-248-2525
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Liu CQ, Liu XY, Ouyang PW, Liu Q, Huang XM, Xiao F, Cui YH, Zhou Q, Pan HW. Ferrostatin-1 attenuates pathological angiogenesis in oxygen-induced retinopathy via inhibition of ferroptosis. Exp Eye Res 2023; 226:109347. [PMID: 36502924 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2022.109347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a vision-threatening ocular disease that occurs in premature infants, but the underlying mechanism is still unclear. Since oxidative stress has been well documented in the ROP development, we aimed to investigate whether ferroptosis, a new type of cell death characterized by lipid peroxidation and iron overload, is also involved in ROP. We detected the lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress and the expression of ferroptosis markers in the retina of mouse model of oxygen-induced retinopathy. After ferroptosis inhibitor, ferrostatin-1, was administered by intravitreal injection, ferroptosis marker, lipid peroxidation, retinal vasculature and glial cell activation were examined. We found decreased expression of SLC7A11 and GPX4, increased expression of FTH1 and TFRC, as well as increase of lipid peroxidation in the retina of OIR mice. Ferrostatin-1 administration significantly reduced lipid peroxidation, and also reversed the change of ferroptosis marker. Neovascular area and avascular area were suppressed and the pathological vasculature changes including acellular vessels and ghost pericytes were decreased. Microglial cell and Müller cell activation was not evidently influenced by ferrostatin-1 treatment. Our findings suggest that ferroptosis is involved in the pathological angiogenesis and might be a promising target for ROP therapy.
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- Chao-Qun Liu
- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China; Institute of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China; Institute of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China; Institute of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China; Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China; Institute of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
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Różanowska MB, Czuba-Pełech B, Różanowski B. Is There an Optimal Combination of AREDS2 Antioxidants Zeaxanthin, Vitamin E and Vitamin C on Light-Induced Toxicity of Vitamin A Aldehyde to the Retina? Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11061132. [PMID: 35740030 PMCID: PMC9220409 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11061132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Vitamins C and E and zeaxanthin are components of a supplement tested in a large clinical trial-Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2)-and it has been demonstrated that they can inhibit the progression of age-related macular degeneration. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal combinations of these antioxidants to prevent the phototoxicity mediated by vitamin A aldehyde (ATR), which can accumulate in photoreceptor outer segments (POS) upon exposure to light. We used cultured retinal pigment epithelial cells ARPE-19 and liposomes containing unsaturated lipids and ATR as a model of POS. Cells and/or liposomes were enriched with lipophilic antioxidants, whereas ascorbate was added just before the exposure to light. Supplementing the cells and/or liposomes with single lipophilic antioxidants had only a minor effect on phototoxicity, but the protection substantially increased in the presence of both ways of supplementation. Combinations of zeaxanthin with α-tocopherol in liposomes and cells provided substantial protection, enhancing cell viability from ~26% in the absence of antioxidants to ~63% in the presence of 4 µM zeaxanthin and 80 µM α-tocopherol, and this protective effect was further increased to ~69% in the presence of 0.5 mM ascorbate. The protective effect of ascorbate disappeared at a concentration of 1 mM, whereas 2 mM of ascorbate exacerbated the phototoxicity. Zeaxanthin or α-tocopherol partly ameliorated the cytotoxic effects. Altogether, our results suggest that the optimal combination includes upper levels of zeaxanthin and α-tocopherol achievable by diet and/or supplementations, whereas ascorbate needs to be at a four-fold smaller concentration than that in the vitreous. The physiological relevance of the results is discussed.
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- Małgorzata B. Różanowska
- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, Wales, UK
- Cardiff Institute for Tissue Engineering and Repair (CITER), Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, Wales, UK
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-292087-5057
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland;
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Kang S, Larbi D, Andrade M, Reardon S, Reh TA, Wohl SG. A Comparative Analysis of Reactive Müller Glia Gene Expression After Light Damage and microRNA-Depleted Müller Glia-Focus on microRNAs. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 8:620459. [PMID: 33614628 PMCID: PMC7891663 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.620459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Müller glia (MG) are the predominant glia in the neural retina and become reactive after injury or in disease. microRNAs (miRNAs) are translational repressors that regulate a variety of processes during development and are required for MG function. However, no data is available about the MG miRNAs in reactive gliosis. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to profile miRNAs and mRNAs in reactive MG 7 days after light damage. Light damage was performed for 8 h at 10,000 lux; this leads to rapid neuronal loss and strong MG reactivity. miRNAs were profiled using the Nanostring platform, gene expression analysis was conducted via microarray. We compared the light damage dataset with the dataset of Dicer deleted MG in order to find similarities and differences. We found: (1) The vast majority of MG miRNAs declined in reactive MG 7 days after light damage. (2) Only four miRNAs increased after light damage, which included miR-124. (3) The top 10 genes found upregulated in reactive MG after light damage include Gfap, Serpina3n, Ednrb and Cxcl10. (4) The miRNA decrease in reactive MG 7 days after injury resembles the profile of Dicer-depleted MG after one month. (5) The comparison of both mRNA expression datasets (light damage and Dicer-cKO) showed 1,502 genes were expressed under both conditions, with Maff , Egr2, Gadd45b, and Atf3 as top upregulated candidates. (6) The DIANA-TarBase v.8 miRNA:RNA interaction tool showed that three miRNAs were found to be present in all networks, i.e., after light damage, and in the combined data set; these were miR-125b-5p, let-7b and let-7c. Taken together, results show there is an overlap of gene regulatory events that occur in reactive MG after light damage (direct damage of neurons) and miRNA-depleted MG (Dicer-cKO), two very different paradigms. This suggests that MG miRNAs play an important role in a ubiquitous MG stress response and manipulating these miRNAs could be a first step to attenuate gliosis.
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- Seoyoung Kang
- Department of Biological and Vision Sciences, College of Optometry, The State University of New York, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Biological and Vision Sciences, College of Optometry, The State University of New York, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Biological and Vision Sciences, College of Optometry, The State University of New York, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Biological Structure, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Biological Structure, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Biological and Vision Sciences, College of Optometry, The State University of New York, New York, NY, United States
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Widomska J, SanGiovanni JP, Subczynski WK. Why is Zeaxanthin the Most Concentrated Xanthophyll in the Central Fovea? Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12051333. [PMID: 32392888 PMCID: PMC7284714 DOI: 10.3390/nu12051333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Diet-based xanthophylls (zeaxanthin and lutein) are conditionally essential polar carotenoids preferentially accreted in high concentrations (1 mM) to the central retina, where they have the capacity to impart unique physiologically significant biophysical biochemical properties implicated in cell function, rescue, and survival. Macular xanthophylls interact with membrane-bound proteins and lipids to absorb/attenuate light energy, modulate oxidative stress and redox balance, and influence signal transduction cascades implicated in the pathophysiology of age-related macular degeneration. There is exclusive transport, sequestration, and appreciable bioamplification of macular xanthophylls from the circulating carotenoid pool to the retina and within the retina to regions required for high-resolution sensory processing. The distribution of diet-based macular xanthophylls and the lutein metabolite meso-zeaxanthin varies considerably by retinal eccentricity. Zeaxanthin concentrations are 2.5-fold higher than lutein in the cone-dense central fovea. This is an ~20-fold increase in the molar ratio relative to eccentric retinal regions with biochemically detectable macular xanthophylls. In this review, we discuss how the differences in the specific properties of lutein and zeaxanthin could help explain the preferential accumulation of zeaxanthin in the most vulnerable region of the macula.
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- Justyna Widomska
- Department of Biophysics, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 4, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
- Correspondence: (J.W.); (J.P.S.); Tel.: 48-81448-6333 (J.W.)
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, The University of Arizona, 1657 East Helen Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- Correspondence: (J.W.); (J.P.S.); Tel.: 48-81448-6333 (J.W.)
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- Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA;
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The M 1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype is important for retinal neuron survival in aging mice. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5222. [PMID: 30914695 PMCID: PMC6435680 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41425-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors have been implicated as potential neuroprotective targets for glaucoma. We tested the hypothesis that the lack of a single muscarinic receptor subtype leads to age-dependent neuron reduction in the retinal ganglion cell layer. Mice with targeted disruption of single muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype genes (M1 to M5) and wild-type controls were examined at two age categories, 5 and 15 months, respectively. We found no differences in intraocular pressure between individual mouse groups. Remarkably, in 15-month-old mice devoid of the M1 receptor, neuron number in the retinal ganglion cell layer and axon number in the optic nerve were markedly reduced. Moreover, mRNA expression for the prooxidative enzyme, NOX2, was increased, while mRNA expression for the antioxidative enzymes, SOD1, GPx1 and HO-1, was reduced in aged M1 receptor-deficient mice compared to age-matched wild-type mice. In line with these findings, the reactive oxygen species level was also elevated in the retinal ganglion cell layer of aged M1 receptor-deficient mice. In conclusion, M1 receptor deficiency results in retinal ganglion cell loss in aged mice via involvement of oxidative stress. Based on these findings, activation of M1 receptor signaling may become therapeutically useful to promote retinal ganglion cell survival.
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Sahin K, Akdemir F, Orhan C, Tuzcu M, Gencoglu H, Sahin N, Ozercan IH, Ali S, Yilmaz I, Juturu V. (3R, 3'R)-zeaxanthin protects the retina from photo-oxidative damage via modulating the inflammation and visual health molecular markers. Cutan Ocul Toxicol 2019; 38:161-168. [PMID: 30513212 DOI: 10.1080/15569527.2018.1554667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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PURPOSE Zeaxanthin protects the macula from ocular damage due to light or radiation by scavenging harmful reactive oxygen species. In the present study, zeaxanthin product (OmniXan®; OMX), derived from paprika pods (Capsicum annum; Family-Solanaceae), was tested for its efficacy in the rat retina against photooxidation. METHODS Forty-two male 8-week-old Wistar rats exposed to 12L/12D, 16L/8D and 24L/0D hours of intense light conditions were orally administrated either 0 or 100 mg/kg BW of zeaxanthin concentration. Retinal morphology was analyzed by histopathology, and target gene expressions were detected with real-time polymerase chain reaction methods. RESULTS OMX treatment significantly increased the serum zeaxanthin concentration (p < 0.001) and ameliorated oxidative damage by increasing the antioxidant enzyme activities in the retina induced by light (p < 0.001). OMX administration significantly upregulated the expression of genes, including Rhodopsin (Rho), Rod arrestin (SAG), Gα Transducin 1 (GNAT-1), neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM), growth-associated protein 43 (GAP43), nuclear factor-(erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) and heme oxygenase (HO-1) and decreased the expression of nuclear factor-κB (NF- κB) and GFAP by OMX treatment rats. The histologic findings confirmed the antioxidant and gene expression data. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that OMX is a potent substance that can be used to protect photoreceptor cell degeneration in the retina exposed to intense light.
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- Kazim Sahin
- a Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Science , Firat University , Elazig , Turkey.,b Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Fisheries , Inonu University , Malatya , Turkey
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- b Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Fisheries , Inonu University , Malatya , Turkey
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- a Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Science , Firat University , Elazig , Turkey
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- c Division of Biology, Faculty of Science , Firat University , Elazig , Turkey
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- c Division of Biology, Faculty of Science , Firat University , Elazig , Turkey
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- a Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Science , Firat University , Elazig , Turkey
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- d Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine , Firat University , Elazig , Turkey
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- e Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science , Jamia Hamdard , New Delhi , India
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- f Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy , Inonu University , Malatya , Turkey
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- g Research and Development, OmniActive Health Technologies Inc , Morristown , NJ , USA
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Oxidative Stress, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Superoxide Dismutase 3. RETINAL DEGENERATIVE DISEASES 2019; 1185:335-339. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-27378-1_55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Bouch S, O'Reilly M, de Haan JB, Harding R, Sozo F. Does lack of glutathione peroxidase 1 gene expression exacerbate lung injury induced by neonatal hyperoxia in mice? Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2017; 313:L115-L125. [PMID: 28385808 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00039.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Revised: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Supplemental oxygen (O2) increases the risk of lung injury in preterm infants, owing to an immature antioxidant system. Our objective was to determine whether impairing antioxidant defense by decreasing glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx1) gene expression increases the injurious effects of hyperoxia (Hyp). GPx1+/+ and GPx1-/- C57Bl/6J mice were exposed to 21% O2 (Air) or 40% O2 (Hyp) from birth to postnatal day 7 (P7d); they were euthanized on P7d or maintained in air until adulthood [postnatal day 56 (P56d)] to assess short-term and long-term effects, respectively. We assessed lung architecture, three markers of pulmonary oxidative stress (P7d, P56d), macrophages in lung tissue (P7d), immune cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF; P56d), and GPx1-4 and catalase gene expression in lung tissue (P7d, P56d). On P7d, macrophages were decreased by lack of GPx1 expression and further decreased by hyperoxia. GPx1 expression was increased in GPx1+/+Hyp mice and decreased in both GPx1-/- groups. On P56d, heme oxygenase-1 was increased by hyperoxia when GPx1 was absent. There were significantly more immune cells from Hyp groups than from the GPx1+/+Air group and a greater proportion of lymphocytes in GPx1-/-Hyp mice. GPx1 expression was significantly decreased in GPx1-/- mice; GPx2-4 and catalase expression was increased in GPx1-/-Hyp mice compared with other groups. Tissue fraction was decreased in GPx1-/-Air mice; bronchiolar smooth muscle was decreased in GPx1-/- mice. GPx1 does not clearly exacerbate hyperoxia-induced increases in oxidative stress or lung injury but may alter pulmonary immune function. Increased expression of GPx2-4 and catalase in GPx1-/-Hyp mice suggests gene redundancy within the model.
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- Sheena Bouch
- Development and Stem Cells Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and
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- Development and Stem Cells Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Development and Stem Cells Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and
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- Development and Stem Cells Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and
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Wang J, Shanmugam A, Markand S, Zorrilla E, Ganapathy V, Smith SB. Sigma 1 receptor regulates the oxidative stress response in primary retinal Müller glial cells via NRF2 signaling and system xc(-), the Na(+)-independent glutamate-cystine exchanger. Free Radic Biol Med 2015; 86:25-36. [PMID: 25920363 PMCID: PMC4554890 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Revised: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Oxidative stress figures prominently in retinal diseases, including diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. Ligands for σ1R, a unique transmembrane protein localized to the endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, and nuclear and plasma membranes, have profound retinal neuroprotective properties in vitro and in vivo. Studies to determine the mechanism of σ1R-mediated retinal neuroprotection have focused mainly on neurons. Little is known about the effects of σ1R on Müller cell function, yet these radial glial cells are essential for homeostatic support of the retina. Here we investigated whether σ1R mediates the oxidative stress response of Müller cells using wild-type (WT) and σ1R-knockout (σ1RKO) mice. We observed increased endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in σ1RKO Müller cells compared to WT, which was accompanied by decreased expression of Sod1, catalase, Nqo1, Hmox1, Gstm6, and Gpx1. The protein levels of SOD1, CAT, NQO1, and GPX1 were also significantly decreased. The genes encoding these antioxidants contain an antioxidant response element (ARE), which under stress is activated by NRF2, a transcription factor that typically resides in the cytoplasm bound by KEAP1. In the σ1RKO Müller cells Nrf2 expression was decreased significantly at the gene (and protein) level, whereas Keap1 gene (and protein) levels were markedly increased. NRF2-ARE binding affinity was decreased markedly in σ1RKO Müller cells. We investigated system xc(-), the cystine-glutamate exchanger important for synthesis of glutathione (GSH), and observed decreased function in σ1RKO Müller cells compared to WT as well as decreased GSH and GSH/GSSG ratios. This was accompanied by decreased gene and protein levels of xCT, the unique component of system xc(-). We conclude that Müller glial cells lacking σ1R manifest elevated ROS, perturbation of antioxidant balance, suppression of NRF2 signaling, and impaired function of system xc(-). The data suggest that the oxidative stress-mediating function of retinal Müller glial cells may be compromised in the absence of σ1R. The neuroprotective role of σ1R may be linked directly to the oxidative stress-mediating properties of supportive glial cells.
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- Jing Wang
- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-2000, USA; James and Jean Culver Vision Discovery Institute, Augusta, GA 30912-2000, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-2000, USA; James and Jean Culver Vision Discovery Institute, Augusta, GA 30912-2000, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-2000, USA; James and Jean Culver Vision Discovery Institute, Augusta, GA 30912-2000, USA
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- Harold L. Dorris Neurological Research Institute, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- James and Jean Culver Vision Discovery Institute, Augusta, GA 30912-2000, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-2000, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-2000, USA; James and Jean Culver Vision Discovery Institute, Augusta, GA 30912-2000, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA 30912-2000, USA.
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Chu KO, Chan KP, Yang YP, Qin YJ, Li WY, Chan SO, Wang CC, Pang CP. Effects of EGCG content in green tea extract on pharmacokinetics, oxidative status and expression of inflammatory and apoptotic genes in the rat ocular tissues. J Nutr Biochem 2015; 26:1357-67. [PMID: 26362107 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2015.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Revised: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Green tea extract (GTE) exerts antioxidative activities in ocular tissues of rats, but high levels of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) can induce oxidative stress. In this study, pharmacokinetics, diurnal variation of oxidative status, antioxidation and transcription factors changes in ocular tissues of rats were investigated. Rats were fed intragastrically with GTE and catechin mixtures containing different amounts of EGCG. Plasma and various ocular tissues were taken for pharmacokinetic analysis, oxidation marker testings and gene expression assays. Effects of EGCG on ocular oxidation status were assessed by 8-isoprostane level and reduced/oxidized glutathione ratio. Oxidation, inflammation and apoptosis regulations in retina were evaluated by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Epicatechin, epigallocatechin and EGCG were dominant in various ocular tissues except vitreous humor, where gallocatechin was predominant. Diurnal variation of oxidative status was found in some compartments. GTE caused oxidative stress increase in the plasma, aqueous humor, vitreous humor, cornea and retina but decrease in the lens and choroid-sclera. Catechins mixture containing half dose of EGCG lowered 8-isoprostane in the retina and lens. GTE treatment induced superoxide dismutase 1 and glutathione peroxidase-3 expressions but suppressed catalase in the retina. Our results reveal pro-oxidation of GTE with high EGCG content to the ocular tissues. Optimal EGCG level is needed for protection.
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- Kai On Chu
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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German OL, Agnolazza DL, Politi LE, Rotstein NP. Light, lipids and photoreceptor survival: live or let die? Photochem Photobiol Sci 2015. [PMID: 26204250 DOI: 10.1039/c5pp00194c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Due to its constant exposure to light and its high oxygen consumption the retina is highly sensitive to oxidative damage, which is a common factor in inducing the death of photoreceptors after light damage or in inherited retinal degenerations. The high content of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), the major polyunsaturated fatty acid in the retina, has been suggested to contribute to this sensitivity. DHA is crucial for developing and preserving normal visual function. However, further roles of DHA in the retina are still controversial. Current data support that it can tilt the scale either towards degeneration or survival of retinal cells. DHA peroxidation products can be deleterious to the retina and might lead to retinal degeneration. However, DHA has also been shown to act as, or to be the source of, a survival molecule that protects photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium cells from oxidative damage. We have established that DHA protects photoreceptors from oxidative stress-induced apoptosis and promotes their differentiation in vitro. DHA activates the retinoid X receptor (RXR) and the ERK/MAPK pathway, thus regulating the expression of anti and pro-apoptotic proteins. It also orchestrates a diversity of signaling pathways, modulating enzymatic pathways that control the sphingolipid metabolism and activate antioxidant defense mechanisms to promote photoreceptor survival and development. A deeper comprehension of DHA signaling pathways and context-dependent behavior is required to understand its dual functions in retinal physiology.
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- Olga Lorena German
- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (INIBIBB), Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Bennet D, Kim S. Effects of agmatine and resveratrol on RGC-5 cell behavior under light stimulation. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2014; 38:84-97. [PMID: 24929477 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2014.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Revised: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A light radiation causes dysfunction and death of retinal cells and leads to degeneration. Present study, investigated the light-induced cell dysfunction, and their activity. Further, the effects of agmatine and resveratrol on light-induced damage and these underlying photo-oxidative and protective mechanisms were monitored by real-time bio-impedance system. After light exposure retinal ganglion cells underwent death in a time dependent manner. During light exposure the cells elevate free radicals and Ca(2+), followed by nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), which can be facilitated to cell demise. The results revealed that these drugs can control the elevation of free radical, calcium gating, NO level, and increased TNF-α, which could diminish cell photo-damage. In summary, resveratrol helps more to rescue damaged cells compared to agmatine. The proposed system suggested mechanism could meet to identify the photo-toxic effects in retinal cells, and provides high throughput screening for early stages photo-damage.
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- Devasier Bennet
- Department of Bionanotechnology, Gachon University, San 65, Bokjeong-Dong, Sujeong-Gu, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-Do 461-701, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Bionanotechnology, Gachon University, San 65, Bokjeong-Dong, Sujeong-Gu, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-Do 461-701, Republic of Korea; Graduate Gachon Medical Research Institute, Gil Medical Center, Inchon 405-760, Republic of Korea.
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Oxidative stress and histological changes in a model of retinal phototoxicity in rabbits. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2014; 2014:637137. [PMID: 24991304 PMCID: PMC4058492 DOI: 10.1155/2014/637137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Revised: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Photochemical damage occurs after an exposure to high energy radiation within the visible spectrum of light, causing morphological changes in the retina and the formation of superoxide anion. In this study we created a model of phototoxicity in rabbits. Animals were exposed to a light source for 120 minutes and were sacrificed immediately or one week after exposure. Outer nuclear layer and neurosensory retina thickness measurements and photoreceptor counting were performed. Caspase-1 and caspase-3 were assessed by immunohistochemistry. Dihydroethidium was used to evaluate in situ generation of superoxide and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances were measured in retinal homogenates as indicators of lipid peroxidation. The total antioxidant capacity and oxidative ratio were also determined. Retinas from rabbits exposed to light showed higher levels of lipid peroxidation than the unexposed animals and a decrease in outer nuclear layer and neurosensory retina thickness. Our study demonstrates that light damage produces an increase in retinal oxidative stress immediately after light exposure that decreases one week after exposure. However, some morphological alterations appear days after light exposure including apoptotic phenomena. This model may be useful in the future to study the protective effect of antioxidant substances or new intraocular lenses with yellow filters.
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Bennet D, Kim S. Impedance-based cell culture platform to assess light-induced stress changes with antagonist drugs using retinal cells. Anal Chem 2013; 85:4902-11. [PMID: 23596983 DOI: 10.1021/ac303068t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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This Article describes an unprecedented, simple, and real-time in vitro analytical tool to measure the luminous effect on the time responses function of retinal ganglion cells (RGC-5) by electric cell substrate impedance sensing (ECIS) system. The ECIS system was used for the continuous measurement of different color light-induced effects on the response of cells that exposed to protective drugs. The measurement suggests that the association of photo-oxidative stress was mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS), which plays a critical role that leads to cell stress, damages, and retinopathy, resulting in eye degenerative diseases. Continuous light radiation caused time-dependent decline of RGC-5 response and resulted in photodamage within 10 h due to adenosine 5'-triphosphate depletion and increased ROS level, which is similar to in vivo photodamage. The ECIS results were correlated with standard cell viability assay. ECIS is very helpful to determine the protective effects of analyzed drugs such as β-carotene, quercetin, agmatine, and glutathione in RGC-5 cells, and the maximum drug activity of nontoxic safer drug concentrations was found to be 0.25, 0.25, 0.25, and 1.0 mM, respectively. All drugs show protection against light radiation toxicity in a dose-dependent manner; the most effective drug was found to be glutathione. The proposed system identifies the phototoxic effects in RGC-5 and provides high throughput drug screening for photo-oxidative stress during early stages of drug discovery. This study is convenient and potential enough for the direct measurements of the photoprotective effect in vitro and would be of broad interest in the field of therapeutics.
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- Devasier Bennet
- Department of Bionanotechnology, Gachon University, Sujeong-Gu, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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Bennet D, Kim MG, Kim S. Light-induced anatomical alterations in retinal cells. Anal Biochem 2013; 436:84-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2013.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Revised: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Falsini B, Bush RA, Sieving PA. Neuroprotection. Retina 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-1-4557-0737-9.00037-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ueta T, Inoue T, Furukawa T, Tamaki Y, Nakagawa Y, Imai H, Yanagi Y. Glutathione peroxidase 4 is required for maturation of photoreceptor cells. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:7675-82. [PMID: 22207760 PMCID: PMC3293550 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.335174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2011] [Revised: 12/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Oxidative stress is implicated in the pathologies of photoreceptor cells, and the protective role of antioxidant enzymes for photoreceptor cells have been well understood. However, their essentiality has remained unknown. In this study we generated photoreceptor-specific conditional knock-out (CKO) mice of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPx4) and showed the critical role of GPx4 for photoreceptor cells. In the wild-type retina the dominant GPx4 expression was in the mitochondria, indicating the mitochondrial variant was the major GPx4 in the retina. In the GPx4-CKO mice, although photoreceptor cells developed and differentiated into rod and cone cells by P12, they rapidly underwent drastic degeneration and completely disappeared by P21. The photoreceptor cell death in the GPx4-CKO mice was associated with the nuclear translocation of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) and TUNEL-positive cells. Photoreceptor cells before undergoing apoptosis (P11) exhibited decreased mitochondrial biomass, decreased number of connecting cilia, as well as disorganized structure of outer segments. These findings indicate that GPx4 is a critical antioxidant enzyme for the maturation and survival of photoreceptor cells.
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- Takashi Ueta
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
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Ramkumar HL, Zhang J, Chan CC. Retinal ultrastructure of murine models of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Prog Retin Eye Res 2010; 29:169-90. [PMID: 20206286 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2010.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most prevalent form of irreversible blindness worldwide in the elderly population. The pathology of dry AMD consists of macular degeneration of photoreceptors and the RPE, lipofuscin (A2E) accumulation, and drusen formation. Mice have been widely used for generating models that simulate human AMD features for investigating the pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of the disease. Although the mouse has no macula, focal atrophy of photoreceptors and RPE, lipofuscin accumulation, and increased A2E can develop in aged mouse eyes. However, drusen are rarely seen in mice because of their simpler Bruch's membrane and different process of lipofuscin extrusion compared with humans. Thus, analyzing basal deposits at the ultrastructural level and understanding the ultrastructural pathologic differences between various mouse AMD models are critical to comprehending the significance of research findings and response to possible therapeutic options for dry AMD. Based on the multifactorial pathogenesis of AMD, murine dry AMD models can be classified into three groups. First, genetically engineered mice that target genes related to juvenile macular dystrophies are the most common models, and they include abcr(-/-) (Stargardt disease), transgenic ELOVL4 (Stargardt-3 dominant inheritary disease), Efemp1(R345W/R345W) (Doyne honeycomb retinal dystrophy), and Timp3(S156C/S156C) (Sorsby fundus dystrophy) mice. Other murine models target genes relevant to AMD, including inflammatory genes such as Cfh(-/-), Ccl2(-/-), Ccr2(-/-), Cx3cr1(-/-), and Ccl2(-/-)/cx3cr1(-/-), oxidative stress associated genes such as Sod1(-/-) and Sod2 knockdown, metabolic pathway genes such as neprilysin(-/-) (amyloid beta), transgenic mcd/mcd (cathepsin D), Cp(-/-)/Heph(-/Y) (ferroxidase ceruloplasmin/hepaestin, iron metabolism), and transgenic ApoE4 on high fat and high cholesterol diet (lipid metabolism). Second, mice have also been immunologically manipulated by immunization with carboxyethylpyrrole (CEP), an oxidative fragment of DHA found in drusen, and found to present with dry AMD features. Third, natural mouse strains such as arrd2/arrd2 (Mdm gene mutation) and the senescence accelerated mice (SAM) spontaneously develop features of dry AMD like photoreceptor atrophy and thickening of Bruch's membrane. All the aforementioned models develop retinal lesions with various features that simulate dry AMD lesions: focal photoreceptor degeneration, abnormal RPE with increased lipofuscin, basal infolding, decreased melanosomes and degeneration. However, Bruch's membrane changes are less common. Most mice develop retinal lesions at an older age (6-24 months, depending on the models), while the Ccl2(-/-)/cx3cr1(-/-) mice develop lesions by 4-6 weeks. Although murine models present various degrees of retinal and/or RPE degeneration, classical drusen is extremely rare. Using electron microscopy, small drusenoid deposits are found between RPE and Bruch's membrane in a few models including Efemp1(R345W/R345W), Ccl2(-/-)/cx3cr1(-/-), neprilysin(-/-), transgenic mcd/mcd, and ApoE4 transgenic mice on a high fat diet. High A2E levels are measured in the retinas of abcr(-/-), transgenic ELOVL4, and Ccl2(-/-)/cx3cr1(-/-) mice. In summary, murine models provide useful tools for studying AMD pathogenesis and evaluating novel therapies for this disease. This review compares the major dry AMD murine models and discusses retinal pathology at the ultrastructural level.
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- Hema L Ramkumar
- Immunopathology Section, Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1857, USA
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By its action on rhodopsin, light triggers the well-known visual transduction cascade, but can also induce cell damage and death through phototoxic mechanisms - a comprehensive understanding of which is still elusive despite more than 40 years of research. Herein, we integrate recent experimental findings to address several hypotheses of retinal light damage, premised in part on the close anatomical and metabolic relationships between the photoreceptors and the retinal pigment epithelium. We begin by reviewing the salient features of light damage, recently joined by evidence for retinal remodeling which has implications for the prognosis of recovery of function in retinal degenerations. We then consider select factors that influence the progression of the damage process and the extent of visual cell loss. Traditional, genetically modified, and emerging animal models are discussed, with particular emphasis on cone visual cells. Exogenous and endogenous retinal protective factors are explored, with implications for light damage mechanisms and some suggested avenues for future research. Synergies are known to exist between our long term light environment and photoreceptor cell death in retinal disease. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of light damage in a variety of animal models can provide valuable insights into the effects of light in clinical disorders and may form the basis of future therapies to prevent or delay visual cell loss.
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Kang KH, Lemke G, Kim JW. The PI3K-PTEN tug-of-war, oxidative stress and retinal degeneration. Trends Mol Med 2009; 15:191-8. [PMID: 19380252 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2009.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2009] [Revised: 03/06/2009] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is indispensable for photoreceptor function, not only because it provides functional photopigments to photoreceptors, but also because it eliminates oxidatively damaged materials from photoreceptors. Maintaining homeostatic antioxidative programs that support a healthy RPE is therefore important for the normal functioning of the eye. These homeostatic mechanisms, however, often fail in aged RPE cells that have been exposed repeatedly to excessive oxidative stress. When RPE cells succumb to oxidative stress, their death contributes to the development of retinal degenerative diseases such as age-related macular degeneration. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of reciprocal phosphoinositide signaling events orchestrated by phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) in the homeostatic programs that protect RPE cells against oxidative stress. Here, we discuss the role of PI3K signaling pathways in RPE cells and suggest that they might be crucial targets of oxidative molecules that initiate early pathological events in retinal degenerative diseases.
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- Kyung Hwa Kang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 335 Gwahangno, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, South Korea
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Peng PH, Huang HS, Lee YJ, Chen YS, Ma MC. Novel role for the δ-opioid receptor in hypoxic preconditioning in rat retinas. J Neurochem 2009; 108:741-54. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05807.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhang B, Ma JX. SERPINA3K prevents oxidative stress induced necrotic cell death by inhibiting calcium overload. PLoS One 2008; 3:e4077. [PMID: 19115003 PMCID: PMC2605247 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [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: 08/27/2008] [Accepted: 11/27/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background SERPINA3K, an extracellular serine proteinase inhibitor (serpin), has been shown to have decreased levels in the retinas of diabetic rats, which may contribute to diabetic retinopathy. The function of SERPINA3K in the retina has not been investigated. Methodology/Principal Findings The present study identified a novel function of SERPINA3K, i.e. it protects retinal cells against oxidative stress-induced cell death including retinal neuronal cells and Müller cells. Flow-cytometry showed that the protective effect of SERPINA3K on Müller cells is via reducing oxidation-induced necrosis. Measurements of intracellular calcium concentration showed that SERPINA3K prevented the intracellular calcium overload induced by H2O2. A similar protective effect was observed using a calcium chelator (BAPTA/AM). Further, SERPINA3K inhibited the phosphorylation of phospholipase C (PLC)-gamma1 induced by H2O2. Likewise, a specific PLC inhibitor showed similar protective effects on Müller cells exposed to H2O2. Furthermore, the protective effect of SERPINA3K was attenuated by a specific PLC activator (m-3M3FBS). Finally, in a binding assay, SERPINA3K displayed saturable and specific binding on Müller cells. Conclusion/Significance These results for the first time demonstrate that SERPINA3K is an endogenous serpin which protects cells from oxidative stress-induced cells death, and its protective effect is via blocking the calcium overload through the PLC pathway. The decreased retinal levels of SERPINA3K may represent a new pathogenic mechanism for the retinal Müller cell dysfunction and neuron loss in diabetes.
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- Bin Zhang
- Department of Cell Biology, Department of Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, Department of Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Justilien V, Pang JJ, Renganathan K, Zhan X, Crabb JW, Kim SR, Sparrow JR, Hauswirth WW, Lewin AS. SOD2 knockdown mouse model of early AMD. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2007; 48:4407-20. [PMID: 17898259 PMCID: PMC6549721 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.07-0432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To test the hypothesis that oxidative injury to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) may lead to retinal damage similar to that associated with the early stages of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS A ribozyme that targets the protective enzyme manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) was expressed in RPE-J cells, and adeno-associated virus (AAV) expressing the ribozyme gene was injected beneath the retinas of adult C57BL/6 mice. The RPE/choroid complex was examined for SOD2 protein levels and protein markers of oxidative damage using immunoblot analysis and LC MS/MS-identification of proteins and nitration sites. Lipids were extracted from retinal tissue and analyzed for the bis-retinoid compounds A2E and iso-A2E. The mice were analyzed by full-field electroretinography (ERG) for light response. Light and electron microscopy were used to measure cytological changes in the retinas. RESULTS The treatment of RPE-J cells with Rz432 resulted in decreased MnSOD mRNA and protein as well as increased levels of superoxide anion and apoptotic cell death. When delivered by AAV, Rz432 reduced MnSOD protein and increased markers of oxidative damage, including nitrated and carboxyethylpyrrole-modified proteins in the RPE-choroid of mice. Ribozyme delivery caused a progressive loss of electroretinograph response, vacuolization, degeneration of the RPE, thickening of Bruch's membrane, and shortening and disorganization of the photoreceptor outer and inner segments. Progressive thinning of the photoreceptor outer nuclear layer resulted from apoptotic cell death. Similar to the eyes of patients with AMD, ribozyme-treated eyes exhibited increased autofluorescence and elevated levels of A2E and iso-A2E, major bis-retinoid pigments of lipofuscin. CONCLUSIONS These results support the hypothesis that oxidative damage to the RPE may play a role in some of the key features of AMD.
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- Verline Justilien
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida
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- Department Ophthalmology University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida
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- Cole Eye Institute and Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland
Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cole Eye Institute and Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland
Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York,
New York
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York,
New York
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida
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Ahuja-Jensen P, Johnsen-Soriano S, Ahuja S, Bosch-Morell F, Sancho-Tello M, Romero FJ, Abrahamson M, van Veen T. Low glutathione peroxidase in rd1 mouse retina increases oxidative stress and proteases. Neuroreport 2007; 18:797-801. [PMID: 17471069 DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e3280c1e344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Malondialdehyde, reduced glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase and cysteine protease cathepsins at postnatal (PN) days 2, 7, 14, 21 and 28 in controls (wt) and the retinal degeneration 1 (rd1) mouse model for retinitis pigmentosa retinas were measured to determine oxidative stress. In PN28 wt and PN2 rd1 retinas, elevated malondialdehyde and low glutathione peroxidase activity indicate higher oxidative load, despite higher reduced glutathione in PN2 rd1 retinas. This is due to physiological exposure to light and retinal vascular/neural restructuring, respectively. Compared with wt retinas, relatively high malondialdehyde at PN2 and cathepsin levels at PN14, 21 and 28 in rd1 retinas indicate that cells of the residual inner retina also contribute to the oxidative stress and retinal degeneration.
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Wilson RB, Kunchithapautham K, Rohrer B. Paradoxical role of BDNF: BDNF+/- retinas are protected against light damage-mediated stress. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2007; 48:2877-86. [PMID: 17525224 PMCID: PMC1964504 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.06-1079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Photoreceptors can be prevented from undergoing apoptosis in response to constant light by the application of exogenous neuroprotective agents, including brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). BDNF, however, cannot exert its effect directly on photoreceptors because they do not express receptors for BDNF. It has been proposed that BDNF released from Müller cells provides a feed-forward loop, increasing ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) production in Müller cells, which may enhance photoreceptor survival. The authors hypothesized that retinas with reduced BDNF levels in which the BDNF-mediated release of neuroprotective signals is dampened are more susceptible to light-induced photoreceptor degeneration. METHODS Young adult BDNF+/+ and BDNF+/- littermates (B6.129-BDNF(tm1-LT)) were analyzed. Retinal neurotrophin and growth factor mRNA levels were determined by quantitative RT-PCR, photoreceptor function was assessed through electroretinography, and survival was documented in morphologic sections and in TUNEL assays. Oxidative stress was assayed by measuring glutathione peroxidase activity. RESULTS At baseline, BDNF+/- animals had significantly increased levels of glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) mRNA compared with their wild-type littermates. After light damage GDNF, CNTF, and BDNF mRNA levels dropped 14- to 16-fold in the BDNF+/+ mice but remained almost unchanged compared with baseline levels in the BDNF+/- mice. Preservation of neurotrophin levels in BDNF+/- mice correlated with photoreceptor cell survival, preservation of function, and reduced oxidative stress. CONCLUSIONS Contrary to the hypothesis, reducing BDNF levels resulted in photoreceptor protection against light damage. Survival was paralleled by a reduction in oxidative stress and the preservation of neurotrophin levels, suggesting that chronic reduction of BDNF in the retina provides a level of preconditioning against stress.
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- R. Brooks Wilson
- Neurosciences Division of Research, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Neurosciences Division of Research, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
- Neurosciences Division of Research, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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