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Optic Nerve Degeneration after Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion in a Rodent Model

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Title
Optic Nerve Degeneration after Retinal Ischemia/Reperfusion in a Rodent Model
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Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, August 2017
DOI 10.3389/fncel.2017.00254
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Marina Renner, Gesa Stute, Mohammad Alzureiqi, Jacqueline Reinhard, Susanne Wiemann, Heiko Schmid, Andreas Faissner, H. Burkhard Dick, Stephanie C. Joachim

Abstract

Retinal ischemia is a common pathomechanism in many ocular disorders such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma or retinal vascular occlusion. Several studies demonstrated that ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) leads to morphological and functional changes of different retinal cell types. However, little is known about the ischemic effects on the optic nerve. The goal of this study was to evaluate these effects. Ischemia was induced by raising the intraocular pressure (IOP) in one eye of rats to 140 mmHg for 1 h followed by natural reperfusion. After 21 days, histological as well as quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analyses of optic nerves were performed. Ischemic optic nerves showed an infiltration of cells and also degeneration with signs of demyelination. Furthermore, a migration and an activation of microglia could be observed histologically as well as on mRNA level. In regard to macroglia, a trend toward gliosis could be noted after ischemia induction by vimentin staining. Additionally, an up-regulation of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) mRNA was found in ischemic optic nerves. Counting of oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2 positive (Olig2(+)) cells revealed a decrease of oligodendrocytes in the ischemic group. Also, myelin basic protein (MBP) and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) mRNA expression was down-regulated after induction of I/R. On immunohistological level, a decrease of MOG was detectable in ischemic optic nerves as well. In addition, SMI-32 stained neurofilaments of longitudinal optic nerve sections showed a strong structural damage of the ischemic optic nerves in comparison to controls. Consequently, retinal ischemia impacts optic nerve degeneration. These findings could help to better understand the course of destruction in the optic nerve after an ischemic insult. Especially for therapeutic studies, the optic nerve is important because of its susceptibility to be damaged as a result to retinal ischemic injury and also its connecting function between the eye and the brain. So, future drug screenings should target not only the retina, but also the functionality and structure of the optic nerve. In the future, these results could lead to the development of new therapeutic strategies for treatment of ischemic injury.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 10 19%
Student > Master 9 17%
Student > Postgraduate 6 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 8%
Lecturer 3 6%
Other 9 17%
Unknown 12 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Neuroscience 11 21%
Medicine and Dentistry 9 17%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 8%
Sports and Recreations 3 6%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 2 4%
Other 8 15%
Unknown 16 30%
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