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Huang B, Liang JJ, Zhuang X, Chen SW, Ng TK, Chen H. Intravitreal Injection of Hydrogen Peroxide Induces Acute Retinal Degeneration, Apoptosis, and Oxidative Stress in Mice. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2018; 2018:5489476. [PMID: 30533172 PMCID: PMC6250010 DOI: 10.1155/2018/5489476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Oxidative stress is a common pathological condition for multiple retinal diseases. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been applied as an oxidative stress inducer for the in vitro studies. Here, we report the in vivo effect of H2O2 exposure to the mouse retina and its underlying mechanism. METHODS The H2O2 or saline solution was intravitreally injected into the eyes of female C57BL/6J mice for two consecutive days. The retinal structure was evaluated by in vivo imaging using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) and validated by histological assessment as well as retinal marker expression. In addition, retinal stress, cell apoptosis, and antioxidant enzyme expression were also determined. RESULTS Retinal and outer nuclear layer thickness thinning was observed at days 7 and 14 by OCT imaging with the treatment of 10 μg H2O2, which was confirmed by the histopathological analysis. The expressions of photoreceptor (Rho, Rora, Rorb, and Rcvrn), bipolar cell (Chat and Calb2), and retinal pigment epithelial (Rpe65) markers were reduced in the H2O2-treated group, whereas the expression of retinal ganglion cell marker (Tubb3) was increased. TUNEL-positive cells were obviously found in the outer nuclear layer and inner nuclear layer of H2O2-treated mice but sparely found in the ganglion cell layer. Coherently, apoptotic gene expressions (Casp3, Casp9, Bax, and Parp8) were significantly increased in the retina with increasing dosages of H2O2, while Bcl2 expression was mildly decreased. In addition, the expressions of Gfap and antioxidant enzyme genes (Txn2, Sod2, and Gpx4) were significantly upregulated in the retina after the H2O2 treatment, compared to the vehicle control group. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed that intravitreal injection of H2O2 induces acute retinal damage by increasing oxidative stress and cell apoptosis in the retina. This acute retinal degeneration mouse model could provide a platform for drug screening against oxidative stress and retinal diseases.
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- Bing Huang
- Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, Guangdong, China
- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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Njie-Mbye YF, Kulkarni-Chitnis M, Opere CA, Barrett A, Ohia SE. Lipid peroxidation: pathophysiological and pharmacological implications in the eye. Front Physiol 2013; 4:366. [PMID: 24379787 PMCID: PMC3863722 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Oxygen-derived free radicals such as hydroxyl and hydroperoxyl species have been shown to oxidize phospholipids and other membrane lipid components leading to lipid peroxidation. In the eye, lipid peroxidation has been reported to play an important role in degenerative ocular diseases (age-related macular degeneration, cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy). Indeed, ocular tissues are prone to damage from reactive oxygen species due to stress from constant exposure of the eye to sunlight, atmospheric oxygen and environmental chemicals. Furthermore, free radical catalyzed peroxidation of long chain polyunsaturated acids (LCPUFAs) such as arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid leads to generation of LCPUFA metabolites including isoprostanes and neuroprostanes that may further exert pharmacological/toxicological actions in ocular tissues. Evidence from literature supports the presence of endogenous defense mechanisms against reactive oxygen species in the eye, thereby presenting new avenues for the prevention and treatment of ocular degeneration. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and synthetic peroxides can exert pharmacological and toxicological effects on tissues of the anterior uvea of several mammalian species. There is evidence suggesting that the retina, especially retinal ganglion cells can exhibit unique characteristics of antioxidant defense mechanisms. In the posterior segment of the eye, H2O2 and synthetic peroxides produce an inhibitory action on glutamate release (using [(3)H]-D-aspartate as a marker), in vitro and on the endogenous glutamate and glycine concentrations in vivo. In addition to peroxides, isoprostanes can elicit both excitatory and inhibitory effects on norepinephrine (NE) release from sympathetic nerves in isolated mammalian iris ciliary bodies. Whereas isoprostanes attenuate dopamine release from mammalian neural retina, in vitro, these novel arachidonic acid metabolites exhibit a biphasic regulatory effect on glutamate release from retina and can regulate amino acid neurotransmitter metabolism without inducing cell death in the retina. Furthermore, there appears to be an inhibitory role for neuroprostanes in the release of excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters in mammalian retina. The ability of peroxides and metabolites of LCPUFA to alter the integrity of neurotransmitter pools provides new potential target sites and pathways for the treatment of degenerative ocular diseases.
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- Ya Fatou Njie-Mbye
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Southern University Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Southern University Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Southern University Houston, TX, USA
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Phacoemulsification-induced injury in corneal endothelial cells mediated by apoptosis: In vitro model. J Cataract Refract Surg 2008; 34:2146-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2008] [Accepted: 08/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ohia SE, Opere CA, Leday AM. Pharmacological consequences of oxidative stress in ocular tissues. Mutat Res 2005; 579:22-36. [PMID: 16055157 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2005.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2004] [Revised: 02/26/2005] [Accepted: 03/02/2005] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The eye is a unique organ because of its constant exposure to radiation, atmospheric oxygen, environmental chemicals and physical abrasion. That oxidative stress mechanisms in ocular tissues have been hypothesized to play a role in diseases such as glaucoma, cataract, uveitis, retrolental fibroplasias, age-related macular degeneration and various forms of retinopathy provides an opportunity for new approaches to their prevention and treatment, In the anterior uvea, both H2O2 and synthetic peroxides exert pharmacological/toxicological actions tissues of the anterior uvea especially on the sympathetic nerves and smooth muscles of the iris-ciliary bodies of several mammalian species. Effects produced by peroxides require the presence of trace amounts of extracellular calcium and the functional integrity of mitochondrial calcium stores. Arachidonic acid metabolites appear to be involved in both the excitatory action of peroxides on sympathetic neurotransmission and their inhibitory effect on contractility of the iris smooth muscle to muscarinic receptor activation. In addition to the peroxides, isoprostanes (products of free radical catalyzed peroxidation of arachidonic acid independent of the cyclo-oxygenase enzyme) can also alter sympathetic neurotransmission in anterior uveal tissues. In the retina, both H2O2 and synthetic peroxides produced an inhibitory action on potassium depolarization induced release of [3H] D-aspartate, in vitro and on the endogenous glutamate and glycine concentrations in vivo. Effects caused by peroxides in the retina are mediated, at least in part, by second messengers such as nitric oxide, prostaglandins and isoprostanes. The ability of H2O2 to alter the integrity of neurotransmitter pools from sympathetic nerves in the anterior uvea and glutaminergic nerves in the retina could underlie its role in the etiology of glaucoma.
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- Sunny E Ohia
- Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, 141 Science and Research Building 2, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
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Opere CA, Awe SO, Harris LC, LeDay AM, Ohia SE. Potentiation of sympathetic neurotransmission in bovine isolated irides by isoprostanes. Free Radic Res 2001; 35:257-64. [PMID: 11697124 DOI: 10.1080/10715760100300791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Isoprostanes (IsoP) are formed by free radical catalyzed peroxidation of arachidonic acid independent of the cyclooxygenase enzyme. In the present study, we examined the effect of IsoP on norepinephrine (NE) release from the bovine isolated iris. Furthermore, we studied the role of IsoP's in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced enhancement of NE release from this tissue. Isolated bovine irides were prepared for studies of [3H]NE release using the superfusion method. Release of [3H]NE was induced via electrical field stimulation. Both 8-iso-prostaglandin E2 (E2-IsoP) and 8-iso-prostaglandin F2 alpha (F2-IsoP) produced a concentration-related enhancement of field-stimulated [3H]NE release from isolated bovine irides, an effect that was mimicked by the thromboxane (Tx) receptor agonist, U46619 and by H2O2. The Tx-receptor antagonist, SQ 29548 inhibited responses to E2-IsoP (10 microM) with an IC50 of 370 +/- 50 nM. SQ 29548 (10 microM) also blocked the enhancement of electrically-evoked [3H]NE release induced by U46619 (10 microM) but not that caused by H2O2 (300 microM). The Tx synthetase inhibitor, carboxyheptylimidazole (10 microM) prevented the stimulatory effect of E2-IsoP on evoked [3H]NE release without affecting responses induced by H2O2. We conclude that IsoP's can enhance sympathetic neurotransmission in the bovine isolated iris, an effect that can be blocked by a Tx-receptor antagonist. Furthermore, endogenously produced Tx's mediate the stimulatory effect of IsoP's on NE release. However, endogenously generated IsoP's or Tx's are not involved in H2O2-induced potentiation of sympathetic neurotransmission.
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- C A Opere
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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Awe SO, Opere CA, Harris LC, Uketui AJ, Ohia SE. Effect of isoprostanes on sympathetic neurotransmission in the human isolated iris-ciliary body. Neurochem Res 2000; 25:491-6. [PMID: 10823581 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007560025570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Isoprostanes (IsoP's) are prostaglandin-like compounds that are derived from free-radical catalyzed peroxidation of arachidonic acid independent of the cyclcooxygenase enzyme. In the present study, we investigated the effect of IsoP's on norepinephrine (NE) release from human isolated iris-ciliary bodies. Isolated human iris-ciliary bodies were prepared for studies of [3H]NE release using the superfusion method. Both 8-iso-prostaglandin F2alpha (F2-IsoP) and the thromboxane (Tx) receptor agonist, U46619 enhanced field-stimulated [3H]NE release from isolated, superfused human iris-ciliary bodies without affecting basal tritium efflux. On the other hand, an equimolar concentration (10 microM) of 8-iso-prostaglandin E2 (E2-IsoP) inhibited evoked [3H]NE overflow. The Tx-receptor antagonist, SQ 29548 blocked the enhancements of electrically-evoked [3H]NE release induced by F2-IsoP and U46619. However, the inhibitory responses elicited by E2-IsoP was not antagonized by SQ 29548. We conclude that IsoP's can produce both excitatory and inhibitory effects on sympathetic neurotransmission in human isolated iris-ciliary bodies. The stimulatory effects of IsoP's on NE release may be mediated by Tx-receptors.
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- S O Awe
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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Opere CA, Ohia SE. Prejunctional alpha2-adrenoceptors and peroxide-induced potentiation of norepinephrine release from the bovine iris. Neurochem Res 1998; 23:1093-8. [PMID: 9704599 DOI: 10.1023/a:1020764220449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Peroxides can enhance field-stimulated [3H]norepinephrine ([3H]NE) release in isolated irides from several mammalian species. In the present study, we investigated the role of prejunctional alpha2-adrenoceptors in peroxide-induced potentiation of sympathetic neurotransmission in bovine isolated irides. Isolated hemi-irides were incubated in a Krebs buffered-solution containing [3H]NE and prepared for studies of neurotransmitter release using the superfusion method. Alpha2-adrenoceptor agonists, oxymetazoline, UK-14304 and clonidine inhibited field-stimulated [3H]NE overflow without affecting basal tritium efflux. Pretreatment of tissues with H2O2 (300 microM) had no effect on inhibition of evoked [3H]NE release caused by the alpha2-adrenergic agonists. However, H2O2 (300 microM) caused significant (P < 0.01) leftward shifts of excitatory concentration-response curves to yohimbine (10 nM-1 microM). In contrast, yohimbine (1 microM) did not prevent the enhancement of evoked [3H]NE overflow induced by H2O2 (300 microM). In conclusion, excitatory effects of peroxides on sympathetic neurotransmission in bovine irides are not mediated by prejunctional alpha2-adrenoceptors.
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- C A Opere
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, Creighton University Health Sciences Center, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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Opere CA, Opere D, Ohia SE. Mechanism of peroxide-induced potentiation of sympathetic neurotransmission in bovine irides: role of extracellular calcium. Free Radic Res 1998; 28:283-92. [PMID: 9688214 DOI: 10.3109/10715769809069280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and enzymes that regulate its metabolism are present in tissues of the anterior segment of the eye. We have previously shown that in vitro, H2O2 can enhance sympathetic neurotransmission in irides from several mammalian species. In the present study, we investigated the role of extracellular calcium in H2O2-induced potentiation of sympathetic neurotransmission in the bovine isolated iris. Isolated bovine hemiirides were incubated in a bicarbonate-buffered, carbogen-gassed Krebs buffer solution containing [3H]-norepinephrine ([3H]NE) for 60 min. After incubation, tissues were prepared for studies of [3H]NE release using the superfusion method. Release of [3H]NE was elicited by consecutive trains of electrical field stimulation. Removal of calcium from the buffer solution attenuated field-stimulated [3H]NE overflow in isolated, superfused bovine irides without affecting basal tritium efflux. H2O2 (1 mM) enhanced evoked [3H]NE release to the same extent in tissues exposed to buffer solutions containing normal calcium (1.3 mM) as in those containing low calcium (0.13 mM) or zero calcium. However, in the presence of zero-calcium buffer solution containing the chelator, EDTA (1 mM), H2O2 (1 mM) caused a gradual and sustained increase in basal tritium efflux. In buffer solutions containing high calcium (1.95 mM), the magnitude of H2O2-induced increase in field-stimulated [3H]NE release was significantly (P < 0.05) attenuated. Although the neuronal calcium channel antagonist omega-conotoxin (20 nM) inhibited [3H]NE by 25%, it had no effect on H2O2 (1 mM)-induced potentiation of evoked [3H]NE overflow. We conclude that while trace amounts of extracellular calcium are necessary for H2O2-induced enhancement of sympathetic neurotransmission, increasing extracellular (buffer) calcium concentration impaired peroxide-induced enhancement of [3H]NE release. Furthermore, voltage-activated calcium channels may not be directly involved in peroxide-induced alteration of adrenergic neurosecretion in bovine isolated irides.
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- C A Opere
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, Creighton University Health Sciences Center, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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Opere CA, Ohia SE. Role of cyclic AMP in hydrogen peroxide-induced potentiation of sympathetic neurotransmission in the bovine iris. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 1997; 13:261-8. [PMID: 9185042 DOI: 10.1089/jop.1997.13.261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been shown to enhance electrically-evoked norepinephrine (NE) release from isolated, superfused bovine irides. Since stimulation of presynaptic adenylyl cyclase can potentiate sympathetic neurotransmission in several tissues, the present study considered the possibility that cyclic AMP may mediate the effects of H2O2 in the iris. Isolated bovine irides were prepared for analysis of field stimulation-induced [3H]NE release using the superfusion method. Both the diterpene activator of adenylyl cyclase, forskolin and the cyclic AMP-specific phosphodiesterase inhibitor, RO-201724 enhanced evoked [3H]NE overflow by 32%. On the other hand, inhibition of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase I/II by Rp-cAMPS attenuated field-stimulated [3H]NE release by 20%. Interestingly, both RO-201724 and Rp-cAMPS did not alter the enhancement of electrically-evoked [3H]NE overflow caused by submaximal concentrations of H2O2. We conclude that cyclic AMP may be involved in the pathway leading to NE release from sympathetic nerves in the bovine isolated iris. However, cyclic AMP may not be a mediator of H2O2-induced potentiation of sympathetic neurotransmission in this tissue.
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- C A Opere
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, Creighton University Health Sciences Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Costarides A, Birnbaum D, Csukas S, Forbes E, Green K. Morphological sequelae of anterior segment hydrogen peroxide in young and adult rabbits with or without 3-aminotriazole treatment. BASIC LIFE SCIENCES 1988; 49:1039-42. [PMID: 3250466 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-5568-7_171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- A Costarides
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-3400
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