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Ding Y, Chen L, Xu J, Feng Y, Liu Q. APAF1 Silencing Ameliorates Diabetic Retinopathy by Suppressing Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Caspase-3/GSDME-Dependent Pyroptosis. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2024; 17:1635-1649. [PMID: 38616988 PMCID: PMC11016255 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s449049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
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Objective Diabetic retinopathy (DR) can cause permanent blindness with unstated pathogenesis. We aim to find novel biomarkers and explore the mechanism of apoptotic protease activating factor 1 (APAF1) in DR. Methods Differential expression genes (DEGs) were screened based on GSE60436 dataset to find hub genes involved in pyroptosis after comprehensive bioinformatics analysis. DR mice model was constructed by streptozotocin injection. The pathological structure of retina was observed using hematoxylin-eosin staining. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was applied to assess inflammatory factors, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and oxidative stress. The mRNA and protein expression levels were detected using quantitative real-time polymerase-chain reaction and Western blot. Cell counting kit and flow cytometry were employed to detect proliferation and apoptosis in high glucose-induced ARPE-19 cells. Results Total 71 pyroptosis-related DEGs were screened. BIRC2, CXCL8, APAF1, PPARG, TP53, and CYCS were identified as hub genes of DR. APAF1 was selected as a potential regulator of DR, which was up-regulated in DR mice. APAF1 silencing alleviated retinopathy and inhibited pyroptosis in DR mice with decreased levels of inflammatory factors, VEGF, and oxidative stress. Moreover, APAF1 silencing promoted proliferation while inhibiting apoptosis and caspase-3/GSDME-dependent pyroptosis with a decrease in TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-18, and lactate dehydrogenase in high glucose-induced ARPE-19 cells. Additionally, caspase-3 activator reversed the promotion effect on proliferation and inhibitory effect on apoptosis and pyroptosis after APAF1 silencing in high glucose-induced ARPE-19 cells. Conclusion APAF1 is a novel biomarker for DR and APAF1 silencing inhibits the development of DR by suppressing caspase-3/GSDME-dependent pyroptosis.
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- Yuanyuan Ding
- Department of Ophthalmology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Lu C, Li S, Jin M. Rapamycin Inhibits Light-Induced Necrosome Activation Occurring in Wild-Type, but not RPE65-Null, Mouse Retina. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2022; 63:19. [PMID: 36534385 PMCID: PMC9769341 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.63.13.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Both photodamage and aberrant visual cycle contribute to disease progress of many retinal degenerative disorders, whereas the signaling pathways causing photoreceptor death remain unclear. Here we investigated the effects of intense photo-stress on (1) necrosome activation in wild-type and RPE65-null mice, (2) interaction of p62/Sequestosome-1 with the necrosome proteins, and (3) the effects of rapamycin on photodamage-induced necrosome activation and retinal degeneration in wild-type mice. Methods Dark-adapted rd12 mice and 129S2/Sv mice with or without rapamycin treatment were exposed to 15,000 lux light for different times. Expression levels and subcellular localization of proteins were determined through immunoblot and immunohistochemical analyses. Cone sheaths were stained with peanut agglutinin. Correlation between photoreceptor degeneration and receptor-interacting protein kinase-1 (RIPK1) expression was assessed with Spearman's correlation analysis. Protein-protein interaction was analyzed by immunoprecipitation. Results Intense light caused rod and cone degeneration accompanied by a significant increase in RIPK1-RIPK3 expressions, mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein phosphorylation, damage-associated molecular patterns protein release, and inflammatory responses in wild-type mouse retina. The same intense light did not induce the necrosome activation in rd12 retina, but it did in rd12 mice that received 9-cis-retinal supply. RIPK1 expression levels are positively correlated with the degrees of rod and cone degeneration. Photodamage upregulated expression and interaction of the p62 autophagosome cargo protein with the necrosome proteins, whereas rapamycin treatment attenuated the light-induced necrosome activation and photoreceptor degeneration. Conclusions Necrosome activation contributed to photodamage-induced rod and cone degeneration. The visual cycle and autophagy are the important therapeutic targets to alleviate light-induced retinal necroptosis.
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- Chunfeng Lu
- Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, LSU Health New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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- Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, LSU Health New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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- Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, LSU Health New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States,Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, LSU Health New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Glial cell response to constant low light exposure in rat retina. Vis Neurosci 2022; 39:E005. [PMID: 36164752 DOI: 10.1017/s0952523822000049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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To study the macroglia and microglia and the immune role in long-time light exposure in rat eyes, we performed glial cell characterization along the time-course of retinal degeneration induced by chronic exposure to low-intensity light. Animals were exposed to light for periods of 2, 4, 6, or 8 days, and the retinal glial response was evaluated by immunohistochemistry, western blot and real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Retinal cells presented an increased expression of the macroglia marker GFAP, as well as increased mRNA levels of microglia markers Iba1 and CD68 after 6 days. Also, at this time-point, we found a higher number of Iba1-positive cells in the outer nuclear layer area; moreover, these cells showed the characteristic activated-microglia morphology. The expression levels of immune mediators TNF, IL-6, and chemokines CX3CR1 and CCL2 were also significantly increased after 6 days. All the events of glial activation occurred after 5-6 days of constant light exposure, when the number of photoreceptor cells has already decreased significantly. Herein, we demonstrated that glial and immune activation are secondary to neurodegeneration; in this scenario, our results suggest that photoreceptor death is an early event that occurs independently of glial-derived immune responses.
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Chen YC, Wu CT, Chen JH, Tsai CF, Wu CY, Chang PC, Yeh WL. Diltiazem inhibits breast cancer metastasis via mediating growth differentiation factor 15 and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Oncogenesis 2022; 11:48. [PMID: 35963873 PMCID: PMC9376069 DOI: 10.1038/s41389-022-00423-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Migration and metastasis commonly happen to triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients with advanced diseases. In many studies, it has been suggested that epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is one of the key mechanisms triggering cancer metastasis. Accumulating evidence has proven that calcium channel blockers mediate cell motility. Therefore, we attempt to investigate the effects of diltiazem, which has been selected from several FDA-approved clinical calcium channel blockers, on EMT in TNBC. By using both mouse and human TNBC cell lines, we found that diltiazem decreases colony formation and cell migration in breast cancer cells. The expression of epithelial markers such as E-cadherin and ZO-1 were increased dose-dependently by diltiazem, while mesenchymal markers such as Snail and Twist were decreased. In addition, we found that the expression of growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) was also increased by diltiazem. Administering recombinant GDF-15 also reverses EMT, inhibits colony formation and migration in breast cancer cells. Moreover, treatment with diltiazem in tumor-bearing mice also decreases cancer metastasis and nodule formation, with more GDF-15 expression in diltiazem-treated mice than saline-treated mice, respectively. These findings suggest that diltiazem regulates EMT and cell motility through elevating GDF-15 expression in breast cancers in vitro and in vivo.
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- Yen-Chang Chen
- Institute of New Drug Development, China Medical University, No.91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, 404333, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, No. 2, Yude Road, Taichung, 404332, Taiwan
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- Department of General Surgery, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, No. 88, Sec. 1, Fengxing Road, Taichung, 427213, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Asia University, No.500 Lioufeng Road, Taichung, 413305, Taiwan
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- Institute of New Drug Development, China Medical University, No.91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, 404333, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, No.500 Lioufeng Road, Taichung, 413305, Taiwan
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- Institute of New Drug Development, China Medical University, No.91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, 404333, Taiwan. .,Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, China Medical University, No.91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, 404333, Taiwan.
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Sokolov D, Sechrest ER, Wang Y, Nevin C, Du J, Kolandaivelu S. Nuclear NAD +-biosynthetic enzyme NMNAT1 facilitates development and early survival of retinal neurons. eLife 2021; 10:e71185. [PMID: 34878972 PMCID: PMC8754432 DOI: 10.7554/elife.71185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Despite mounting evidence that the mammalian retina is exceptionally reliant on proper NAD+ homeostasis for health and function, the specific roles of subcellular NAD+ pools in retinal development, maintenance, and disease remain obscure. Here, we show that deletion of the nuclear-localized NAD+ synthase nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase-1 (NMNAT1) in the developing murine retina causes early and severe degeneration of photoreceptors and select inner retinal neurons via multiple distinct cell death pathways. This severe phenotype is associated with disruptions to retinal central carbon metabolism, purine nucleotide synthesis, and amino acid pathways. Furthermore, transcriptomic and immunostaining approaches reveal dysregulation of a collection of photoreceptor and synapse-specific genes in NMNAT1 knockout retinas prior to detectable morphological or metabolic alterations. Collectively, our study reveals previously unrecognized complexity in NMNAT1-associated retinal degeneration and suggests a yet-undescribed role for NMNAT1 in gene regulation during photoreceptor terminal differentiation.
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- David Sokolov
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Eye Institute, One Medical Center Drive, West Virginia UniversityMorgantownUnited States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Eye Institute, One Medical Center Drive, West Virginia UniversityMorgantownUnited States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Eye Institute, One Medical Center Drive, West Virginia UniversityMorgantownUnited States
- Department of Biochemistry, One Medical Center Drive, West Virginia UniversityMorgantownUnited States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Eye Institute, One Medical Center Drive, West Virginia UniversityMorgantownUnited States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Eye Institute, One Medical Center Drive, West Virginia UniversityMorgantownUnited States
- Department of Biochemistry, One Medical Center Drive, West Virginia UniversityMorgantownUnited States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Eye Institute, One Medical Center Drive, West Virginia UniversityMorgantownUnited States
- Department of Biochemistry, One Medical Center Drive, West Virginia UniversityMorgantownUnited States
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Choi DH, Kim JY, An JH, Sung SH, Kong HS. Effects of Saussurea costus on apoptosis imbalance and inflammation in benign prostatic hyperplasia. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 279:114349. [PMID: 34171398 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Saussurea costus (synonym: Aucklandia lappa Decne) is a medicinal plant distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi, and Sichuan in China. In traditional Korean medicine, the plant parts (especially the root-"radix aucklandiae") is widely used to treat vomiting, diarrhea, and inflammation. However, little has been reported on its effect on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), which is common in middle-aged men. AIM OF THE STUDY BPH is caused by apoptosis imbalance and inflammation due to aging of the prostate. Therefore, the aim of this was to prove the efficacy of S. costus by analyzing its effect on the biological mechanisms leading to BPH progression. MATERIALS AND METHODS Wistar rats were injected subcutaneously with a single dose of testosterone (125 mg/kg) to induce BPH, and were later administered with S. costus (20, 40 mg/kg). After 12 weeks, histological changes in the prostate and hormone regulation factors were assessed in all animals. Furthermore, apoptotic protein and apoptotic body values were analyzed to confirm the improvement of apoptosis imbalance, and inflammatory cytokines were analyzed to confirm the anti-inflammatory efficacy of S. costus. RESULTS In the serum and tissue of S. costus-treated BPH rats, a significant reduction in prostate weight, prostate index, and hormone regulation factors was observed. S. costus also increased the levels of apoptosis marker proteins and reduced the levels of inflammatory cytokines. It also decreased the expression of B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) and increased the expression of BCL-2 associated X protein (BAX) in the prostate. Histological changes such as epithelial thickness significantly increased in BPH induced group but significantly decreased in the S. costus-treated groups (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS S. costus may prevent and treat BPH occurrence by modulating inflammation and apoptosis imbalance.
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- Do-Hyun Choi
- Climacteric Natural Products Research Institute, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Republic of Korea; KOSA BIO Inc., 697, Pangyo-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13511, Republic of Korea.
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- Climacteric Natural Products Research Institute, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Republic of Korea; KOSA BIO Inc., 697, Pangyo-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13511, Republic of Korea.
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- Climacteric Natural Products Research Institute, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Republic of Korea; KOSA BIO Inc., 697, Pangyo-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13511, Republic of Korea.
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- Qu-BEST BIO Co., Ltd. 120 Heungdeokjungang-ro, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16950, Republic of Korea.
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- Climacteric Natural Products Research Institute, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Republic of Korea; College of Animal Biotechnology & Resource, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Republic of Korea.
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Ye L, Sun Y, Jiang Z, Wang G. L-Serine, an Endogenous Amino Acid, Is a Potential Neuroprotective Agent for Neurological Disease and Injury. Front Mol Neurosci 2021; 14:726665. [PMID: 34552468 PMCID: PMC8450333 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.726665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Central nervous system (CNS) lesions are major causes of human death and disability worldwide, and they cause different extents of motor and sensory dysfunction in patients. Thus, it is crucial to develop new effective neuroprotective drugs and approaches targeted to the heterogeneous nature of CNS injury and disease. L-serine is an indispensable neurotrophic factor and a precursor for neurotransmitters. Although L-serine is a native amino acid supplement, its metabolic products have been shown to be essential not only for cell proliferation but also for neuronal development and specific functions in the brain. Growing evidence has suggested that L-serine regulates the release of several cytokines in the brain under some neuropathological conditions to recover cognitive function, improve cerebral blood flow, inhibit inflammation, promote remyelination and exert other neuroprotective effects on neurological injury. L-serine has also been used to treat epilepsy, schizophrenia, psychosis, and Alzheimer’s Disease as well as other neurological diseases. Furthermore, the dosing of animals with L-serine and human clinical trials investigating the therapeutic effects of L-serine generally support the safety of L-serine. The high significance of this review lies in its emphasis on the therapeutic potential of using L-serine as a general treatment for numerous CNS diseases and injuries. Because L-serine performs a broad spectrum of functions, it may be clinically used as an effective neuroprotective agent.
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- Lisha Ye
- Department of Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology, Institute of Special Environmental Medicine and Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology, Institute of Special Environmental Medicine and Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology, Institute of Special Environmental Medicine and Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology, Institute of Special Environmental Medicine and Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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Roscovitine, a Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-5 Inhibitor, Decreases Phosphorylated Tau Formation and Death of Retinal Ganglion Cells of Rats after Optic Nerve Crush. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22158096. [PMID: 34360858 PMCID: PMC8347789 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Tauopathies are neurodegenerative diseases characterized by abnormal metabolism of misfolded tau proteins and are progressive. Pathological phosphorylation of tau occurs in the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) after optic nerve injuries. Cyclin-dependent kinase-5 (Cdk5) causes hyperphosphorylation of tau. To determine the roles played by Cdk5 in retinal degeneration, roscovitine, a Cdk5 inhibitor, was injected intravitreally after optic nerve crush (ONC). The neuroprotective effect of roscovitine was determined by the number of Tuj-1-stained RGCs on day 7. The change in the levels of phosphorylated tau, calpain-1, and cleaved α-fodrin was determined by immunoblots on day 3. The expression of P35/P25, a Cdk5 activator, in the RGCs was determined by immunohistochemistry. The results showed that roscovitine reduced the level of phosphorylated tau by 3.5- to 1.6-fold. Calpain-1 (2.1-fold) and cleaved α-fodrin (1.5-fold) were increased on day 3, suggesting that the calpain signaling pathway was activated. P35/P25 was accumulated in the RGCs that were poorly stained by Tuj-1. Calpain inhibition also reduced the increase in phosphorylated tau. The number of RGCs decreased from 2191 ± 178 (sham) to 1216 ± 122 cells/mm2 on day 7, and roscovitine preserved the level at 1622 ± 130 cells/mm2. We conclude that the calpain-mediated activation of Cdk5 is associated with the pathologic phosphorylation of tau.
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Perkin LC, Oppert B, Duke S, Suh CPC. Assessment of DNA Integrity From Trap-Captured Boll Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) for Use in a New PCR-Based Diagnostic Tool. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2021; 114:1321-1328. [PMID: 33885764 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toab073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is a major pest of commercial cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) in the southern United States and throughout Central and South America. Efforts are underway to develop a PCR-based diagnostic tool that can be used to rapidly and accurately differentiate boll weevils from other weevil species that are commonly captured in pheromone traps. However, the quantity and integrity of weevil DNA must be sufficient for a successful PCR assay. Currently, active eradication programs service traps weekly, but post-eradication programs service traps at 2- or 3-wk intervals. Consequently, captured weevils may be dead, dismembered, and exposed to environmental conditions for prolonged periods which may adversely affect the quantity and quality of weevil DNA. We documented DNA quantity and integrity in boll weevils and weevil body parts aged in traps over a 3-wk period under field conditions. The quantity of DNA extracted from whole weevils, heads, abdomens, and legs generally remained sufficient (> 1 ng/μl) for successful PCR amplification throughout the 21-d period. The integrity (fragment length) of extracted DNA declined over time but generally was sufficient (> 700 bp) for successful amplification. PCR amplification of three marker genes validated that the quality and integrity of DNA extracted from dead weevils and individual weevil body parts aged in traps up to 21 d remained at sufficient levels for the PCR-based assay. However, our data also suggested that rain events may accelerate degradation of weevil DNA.
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- L C Perkin
- USDA, ARS, SPARC, Insect Control and Cotton Disease Research Unit, College Station, TX, USA
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- USDA, ARS, CGAHR, Stored Product Insect and Engineering Research Unit, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- USDA, ARS, SPARC, Insect Control and Cotton Disease Research Unit, College Station, TX, USA
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- USDA, ARS, SPARC, Insect Control and Cotton Disease Research Unit, College Station, TX, USA
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Hu Y, Zhou C, Shi Y, She X, Zhao S, Gu C, Xu X, Chen H, Ma M, Zheng Z. A Higher Serum Calcium Level is an Independent Risk Factor for Vision-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses. Endocr Pract 2021; 27:826-833. [PMID: 34000390 DOI: 10.1016/j.eprac.2021.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE An elevated serum calcium level is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but its role in microvascular complications remains unclear. This study was conducted to investigate the association between serum calcium levels and vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (VTDR). METHODS This study employed a cross-sectional and longitudinal design. The cross-sectional part included all patients treated for T2D at Shanghai General Hospital between 2007 and 2016, while the longitudinal part involved an overlapping cohort of diabetic patients without VTDR who were followed from their admission until December 2019. Multivariable logistic and Cox proportional hazard regression analyses were performed, respectively. VTDR was defined as severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, or clinically significant macular edema. RESULTS A total of 3269 patients were included in the cross-sectional analysis, and 649 patients were included in the longitudinal analysis. In the cross-sectional analysis, higher corrected serum calcium (odds ratio: 1.31 per 0.1 mmol/L, 95% confidence interval: 1.16-1.49), younger age, longer diabetes duration, albuminuria, impaired renal function, and lower serum magnesium were independently associated with VTDR. In the longitudinal analysis, 95 subjects developed VTDR during follow-up (9.7 years, interquartile range: 7.4-10.9 years). Higher corrected serum calcium (hazard ratio: 1.38 per 0.1 mmol/L, 95% confidence interval: 1.10-1.72), younger age, longer diabetes duration, sub-VTDR, albuminuria, lower serum magnesium, and higher glycated hemoglobin were identified as independent risk factors for VTDR. CONCLUSIONS A higher serum calcium level may be an independent risk factor for VTDR in patients with T2D.
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- Yanan Hu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai Engineering Center for Precise Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai Engineering Center for Precise Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai Engineering Center for Precise Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai Engineering Center for Precise Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai Engineering Center for Precise Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai Engineering Center for Precise Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai Engineering Center for Precise Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai Engineering Center for Precise Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine, Shanghai Engineering Center for Precise Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases, Shanghai, China.
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Sah E, Krishnamurthy S, Ahmidouch MY, Gillispie GJ, Milligan C, Orr ME. The Cellular Senescence Stress Response in Post-Mitotic Brain Cells: Cell Survival at the Expense of Tissue Degeneration. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11030229. [PMID: 33799628 PMCID: PMC7998276 DOI: 10.3390/life11030229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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In 1960, Rita Levi-Montalcini and Barbara Booker made an observation that transformed neuroscience: as neurons mature, they become apoptosis resistant. The following year Leonard Hayflick and Paul Moorhead described a stable replicative arrest of cells in vitro, termed "senescence". For nearly 60 years, the cell biology fields of neuroscience and senescence ran in parallel, each separately defining phenotypes and uncovering molecular mediators to explain the 1960s observations of their founding mothers and fathers, respectively. During this time neuroscientists have consistently observed the remarkable ability of neurons to survive. Despite residing in environments of chronic inflammation and degeneration, as occurs in numerous neurodegenerative diseases, often times the neurons with highest levels of pathology resist death. Similarly, cellular senescence (hereon referred to simply as "senescence") now is recognized as a complex stress response that culminates with a change in cell fate. Instead of reacting to cellular/DNA damage by proliferation or apoptosis, senescent cells survive in a stable cell cycle arrest. Senescent cells simultaneously contribute to chronic tissue degeneration by secreting deleterious molecules that negatively impact surrounding cells. These fields have finally collided. Neuroscientists have begun applying concepts of senescence to the brain, including post-mitotic cells. This initially presented conceptual challenges to senescence cell biologists. Nonetheless, efforts to understand senescence in the context of brain aging and neurodegenerative disease and injury emerged and are advancing the field. The present review uses pre-defined criteria to evaluate evidence for post-mitotic brain cell senescence. A closer interaction between neuro and senescent cell biologists has potential to advance both disciplines and explain fundamental questions that have plagued their fields for decades.
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- Eric Sah
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA; (E.S.); (S.K.); (M.Y.A.); (G.J.G.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA; (E.S.); (S.K.); (M.Y.A.); (G.J.G.)
- Bowman Gray Center for Medical Education, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA; (E.S.); (S.K.); (M.Y.A.); (G.J.G.)
- Departments of Biology and Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA; (E.S.); (S.K.); (M.Y.A.); (G.J.G.)
- Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA; (E.S.); (S.K.); (M.Y.A.); (G.J.G.)
- Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
- Salisbury VA Medical Center, Salisbury, NC 28144, USA
- Correspondence:
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Kutluer M, Huang L, Marigo V. Targeting molecular pathways for the treatment of inherited retinal degeneration. Neural Regen Res 2020; 15:1784-1791. [PMID: 32246618 PMCID: PMC7513962 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.280303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Inherited retinal degeneration is a major cause of incurable blindness characterized by loss of retinal photoreceptor cells. Inherited retinal degeneration is characterized by high genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity with several genes mutated in patients affected by these genetic diseases. The high genetic heterogeneity of these diseases hampers the development of effective therapeutic interventions for the cure of a large cohort of patients. Common cell demise mechanisms can be envisioned as targets to treat patients regardless the specific mutation. One of these targets is the increase of intracellular calcium ions, that has been detected in several murine models of inherited retinal degeneration. Recently, neurotrophic factors that favor the efflux of calcium ions to concentrations below toxic levels have been identified as promising molecules that should be evaluated as new treatments for retinal degeneration. Here, we discuss therapeutic options for inherited retinal degeneration and we will focus on neuroprotective approaches, such as the neuroprotective activity of the Pigment epithelium-derived factor. The characterization of specific targets for neuroprotection opens new perspectives together with many questions that require deep analyses to take advantage of this knowledge and develop new therapeutic approaches. We believe that minimizing cell demise by neuroprotection may represent a promising treatment strategy for retinal degeneration.
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- Meltem Kutluer
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Power M, Das S, Schütze K, Marigo V, Ekström P, Paquet-Durand F. Cellular mechanisms of hereditary photoreceptor degeneration - Focus on cGMP. Prog Retin Eye Res 2019; 74:100772. [PMID: 31374251 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2019.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The cellular mechanisms underlying hereditary photoreceptor degeneration are still poorly understood, a problem that is exacerbated by the enormous genetic heterogeneity of this disease group. However, the last decade has yielded a wealth of new knowledge on degenerative pathways and their diversity. Notably, a central role of cGMP-signalling has surfaced for photoreceptor cell death triggered by a subset of disease-causing mutations. In this review, we examine key aspects relevant for photoreceptor degeneration of hereditary origin. The topics covered include energy metabolism, epigenetics, protein quality control, as well as cGMP- and Ca2+-signalling, and how the related molecular and metabolic processes may trigger photoreceptor demise. We compare and integrate evidence on different cell death mechanisms that have been associated with photoreceptor degeneration, including apoptosis, necrosis, necroptosis, and PARthanatos. A special focus is then put on the mechanisms of cGMP-dependent cell death and how exceedingly high photoreceptor cGMP levels may cause activation of Ca2+-dependent calpain-type proteases, histone deacetylases and poly-ADP-ribose polymerase. An evaluation of the available literature reveals that a large group of patients suffering from hereditary photoreceptor degeneration carry mutations that are likely to trigger cGMP-dependent cell death, making this pathway a prime target for future therapy development. Finally, an outlook is given into technological and methodological developments that will with time likely contribute to a comprehensive overview over the entire metabolic complexity of photoreceptor cell death. Building on such developments, new imaging technology and novel biomarkers may be used to develop clinical test strategies, that fully consider the genetic heterogeneity of hereditary retinal degenerations, in order to facilitate clinical testing of novel treatment approaches.
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- Michael Power
- Cell Death Mechanism Group, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Germany; Centre for Integrative Neurosciences (CIN), University of Tübingen, Germany; Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience (GTC), University of Tübingen, Germany
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- Cell Death Mechanism Group, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Germany; Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience (GTC), University of Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Sweden
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- Cell Death Mechanism Group, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Germany.
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Kim GH, Paik SS, Park YS, Kim HG, Kim IB. Amelioration of Mouse Retinal Degeneration After Blue LED Exposure by Glycyrrhizic Acid-Mediated Inhibition of Inflammation. Front Cell Neurosci 2019; 13:319. [PMID: 31379505 PMCID: PMC6646422 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Glycyrrhizic acid (GA) is a major component in the root and rhizomes of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), which have been used as an herbal medicine, because of its anti-inflammatory activity. GA is known as an inhibitor of high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), which is involved in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory diseases including inner retinal neuropathy. In this study, we examined the effect of GA in a mouse model of retinal degeneration (RD), the leading cause of blindness. RD was induced by exposure to a blue light-emitting diode (LED). In functional assessment, electroretinography showed that the amplitudes of both a- and b-waves were reduced in RD mice, whereas they were significantly increased in GA-treated RD mice (P < 0.05), compared to those in non-treated RD animals. In histological assessment, GA treatment preserved the outer nuclear layer where photoreceptors reside and reduced photoreceptor cell death. GA-treated retinas showed significantly reduced expression of proinflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, CCL2 and 6, iNOS, and COX-2 (P < 0.05), compared to that in non-treated retinas. Immunohistochemistry showed that Iba-1 and GFAP expression was markedly reduced in GA-treated retinas, indicating decreased glial response and inflammation. Interestingly, HMGB1 expression was reduced in non-treated RD retinas whereas GA paradoxically increased its expression. These results demonstrate that GA preserves retinal structure and function by inhibiting inflammation in blue LED-induced RD, suggesting a potential application of GA as a medication for RD. In addition, we propose a potential retinal protective function of HMGB1 in the pathogenesis of RD.
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- Gyu Hyun Kim
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.,Catholic Institute for Applied Anatomy, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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Hollville E, Romero SE, Deshmukh M. Apoptotic cell death regulation in neurons. FEBS J 2019; 286:3276-3298. [PMID: 31230407 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Apoptosis plays a major role in shaping the developing nervous system during embryogenesis as neuronal precursors differentiate to become post-mitotic neurons. However, once neurons are incorporated into functional circuits and become mature, they greatly restrict their capacity to die via apoptosis, thus allowing the mature nervous system to persist in a healthy and functional state throughout life. This robust restriction of the apoptotic pathway during neuronal differentiation and maturation is defined by multiple unique mechanisms that function to more precisely control and restrict the intrinsic apoptotic pathway. However, while these mechanisms are necessary for neuronal survival, mature neurons are still capable of activating the apoptotic pathway in certain pathological contexts. In this review, we highlight key mechanisms governing the survival of post-mitotic neurons, while also detailing the physiological and pathological contexts in which neurons are capable of overcoming this high apoptotic threshold.
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- Neuroscience Center, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA.,Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7250, USA
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- Neuroscience Center, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA.,Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7250, USA
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Jiang D, Ryals RC, Huang SJ, Weller KK, Titus HE, Robb BM, Saad FW, Salam RA, Hammad H, Yang P, Marks DL, Pennesi ME. Monomethyl Fumarate Protects the Retina From Light-Induced Retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 60:1275-1285. [PMID: 30924852 PMCID: PMC6440526 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-24398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Purpose We determine if monomethyl fumarate (MMF) can protect the retina in mice subjected to light-induced retinopathy (LIR). Methods Albino BALB/c mice were intraperitoneally injected with 50 to 100 mg/kg MMF before or after exposure to bright white light (10,000 lux) for 1 hour. Seven days after light exposure, retinal structure and function were evaluated by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and electroretinography (ERG), respectively. Retinal histology also was performed to evaluate photoreceptor loss. Expression levels of Hcar2 and markers of microglia activation were measured by quantitative PCR (qPCR) in the neural retina with and without microglia depletion. At 24 hours after light exposure, retinal sections and whole mount retinas were stained with Iba1 to evaluate microglia status. The effect of MMF on the nuclear factor kB subunit 1 (NF-kB) and Nrf2 pathways was measured by qPCR and Western blot. Results MMF administered before light exposure mediated dose-dependent neuroprotection in a mouse model of LIR. A single dose of 100 mg/kg MMF fully protected retinal structure and function without side effects. Expression of the Hcar2 receptor and the microglia marker Cd14 were upregulated by LIR, but suppressed by MMF. Depleting microglia reduced Hcar2 expression and its upregulation by LIR. Microglial activation, upregulation of proinflammatory genes (Nlrp3, Caspase1, Il-1β, Tnf-α), and upregulation of antioxidative stress genes (Hmox1) associated with LIR were mitigated by MMF treatment. Conclusions MMF can completely protect the retina from LIR in BALB/c mice. Expression of Hcar2, the receptor of MMF, is microglia-dependent in the neural retina. MMF-mediated neuroprotection was associated with attenuation of microglia activation, inflammation and oxidative stress in the retina.
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- Dan Jiang
- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States.,Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Papé Family Pediatric Research Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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Lebon C, Behar-Cohen F, Torriglia A. Cell Death Mechanisms in a Mouse Model of Retinal Degeneration in Spinocerebellar Ataxia 7. Neuroscience 2019; 400:72-84. [PMID: 30625334 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.12.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2018] [Revised: 12/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Spino-cerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is a polyglutamine (polyQ) disorder characterized by neurodegeneration of the brain, cerebellum, and retina caused by a polyglutamine expansion in ataxin7. The presence of an expanded polyQ tract in a mutant protein is known to induce protein aggregation, cellular stress, toxicity, and finally cell death. However, the consequences of the presence of mutant ataxin7 in the retina and the mechanisms underlying photoreceptor degeneration remain poorly understood. In this study, we show that in a retinal SCA7 mouse model, polyQ ataxin7 induces stress within the retina and activates Muller cells. Moreover, unfolded protein response and autophagy are activated in SCA7 photoreceptors. We have also shown that the photoreceptor death does not involve a caspase-dependent apoptosis but instead involves apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) and Leukocyte Elastase Inhibitor (LEI/L-DNase II). When these two cell death effectors are downregulated by their siRNA, a significant reduction in photoreceptor death is observed. These results highlight the consequences of polyQ protein expression in the retina and the role of caspase-independent pathways involved in photoreceptor cell death.
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- Cecile Lebon
- Inserm U1138. Centre des Recherches des Cordeliers, 15, rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, 78006 Paris, France; Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France; Université Paris Descartes, France
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- Inserm U1138. Centre des Recherches des Cordeliers, 15, rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, 78006 Paris, France; Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France; Université Paris Descartes, France
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- Inserm U1138. Centre des Recherches des Cordeliers, 15, rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, 78006 Paris, France; Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France; Université Paris Descartes, France.
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Prado Spalm FH, Vera MS, Dibo MJ, Simón MV, Politi LE, Rotstein NP. Ceramide Induces the Death of Retina Photoreceptors Through Activation of Parthanatos. Mol Neurobiol 2018; 56:4760-4777. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1402-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Hu CB, Sui BD, Wang BY, Li G, Hu CH, Zheng CX, Du FY, Zhu CH, Li HB, Feng Y, Jin Y, Yu XR. NDRG2 suppression as a molecular hallmark of photoreceptor-specific cell death in the mouse retina. Cell Death Discov 2018; 4:32. [PMID: 30245855 PMCID: PMC6135825 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-018-0101-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Photoreceptor cell death is recognized as the key pathogenesis of retinal degeneration, but the molecular basis underlying photoreceptor-specific cell loss in retinal damaging conditions is virtually unknown. The N-myc downstream regulated gene (NDRG) family has recently been reported to regulate cell viability, in particular NDRG1 has been uncovered expression in photoreceptor cells. Accordingly, we herein examined the potential roles of NDRGs in mediating photoreceptor-specific cell loss in retinal damages. By using mouse models of retinal degeneration and the 661 W photoreceptor cell line, we showed that photoreceptor cells are indeed highly sensitive to light exposure and the related oxidative stress, and that photoreceptor cells are even selectively diminished by phototoxins of the alkylating agent N-Methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU). Unexpectedly, we discovered that of all the NDRG family members, NDRG2, but not the originally hypothesized NDRG1 or other NDRG subtypes, was selectively expressed and specifically responded to retinal damaging conditions in photoreceptor cells. Furthermore, functional experiments proved that NDRG2 was essential for photoreceptor cell viability, which could be attributed to NDRG2 control of the photo-oxidative stress, and that it was the suppression of NDRG2 which led to photoreceptor cell loss in damaging conditions. More importantly, NDRG2 preservation contributed to photoreceptor-specific cell maintenance and retinal protection both in vitro and in vivo. Our findings revealed a previously unrecognized role of NDRG2 in mediating photoreceptor cell homeostasis and established for the first time the molecular hallmark of photoreceptor-specific cell death as NDRG2 suppression, shedding light on improved understanding and therapy of retinal degeneration.
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- Cheng-Biao Hu
- 1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 710061 Xi'an, Shaanxi China.,2Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi Sheng China
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- 3State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Center for Tissue Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi China.,Xi'an Institute of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi China
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- 1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 710061 Xi'an, Shaanxi China.,2Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi Sheng China
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- Xi'an Institute of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi China.,5Department of Stomatology, The People's Hospital of Zhangqiu City, 250200 Zhangqiu, Shandong China
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- 3State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Center for Tissue Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi China.,Xi'an Institute of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi China
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- 3State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Center for Tissue Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi China.,Xi'an Institute of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi China
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- 1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 710061 Xi'an, Shaanxi China.,2Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi Sheng China
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- 1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 710061 Xi'an, Shaanxi China.,2Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi Sheng China
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- 1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 710061 Xi'an, Shaanxi China.,2Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi Sheng China
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- 1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 710061 Xi'an, Shaanxi China.,2Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi Sheng China
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- 3State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Center for Tissue Engineering, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi China.,Xi'an Institute of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi China
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- 1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 710061 Xi'an, Shaanxi China.,2Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi Sheng China
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Retinal cell death dependent reactive proliferative gliosis in the mouse retina. Sci Rep 2017; 7:9517. [PMID: 28842607 PMCID: PMC5572737 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09743-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Neurodegeneration is a common starting point of reactive gliosis, which may have beneficial and detrimental consequences. It remains incompletely understood how distinctive pathologies and cell death processes differentially regulate glial responses. Müller glia (MG) in the retina are a prime model: Neurons are regenerated in some species, but in mammals there may be proliferative disorders and scarring. Here, we investigated the relationship between retinal damage and MG proliferation, which are both induced in a reproducible and temporal order in organotypic culture of EGF-treated mouse retina: Hypothermia pretreatment during eye dissection reduced neuronal cell death and MG proliferation; stab wounds increased both. Combined (but not separate) application of defined cell death signaling pathway inhibitors diminished neuronal cell death and maintained MG mitotically quiescent. The level of neuronal cell death determined MG activity, indicated by extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation, and proliferation, both of which were abolished by EGFR inhibition. Our data suggest that retinal cell death, possibly either by programmed apoptosis or necrosis, primes MG to be able to transduce the EGFR–ERK activity required for cell proliferation. These results imply that cell death signaling pathways are potential targets for future therapies to prevent the proliferative gliosis frequently associated with certain neurodegenerative conditions.
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Ryul Ahn H, Kim KA, Kang SW, Lee JY, Kim TJ, Jung SH. Persimmon Leaves (Diospyros kaki) Extract Protects Optic Nerve Crush-Induced Retinal Degeneration. Sci Rep 2017; 7:46449. [PMID: 28425487 PMCID: PMC5397840 DOI: 10.1038/srep46449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death is part of many retinal diseases. Here, we report that the ethanol extract of Diospyros kaki (EEDK) exhibits protective properties against retinal degeneration, both in vitro and in vivo. Upon exposure to cytotoxic compounds, RGC-5 cells showed approximately 40% cell viability versus the control, while pre-treatment with EEDK markedly increased cell viability in a concentration-dependent manner. Further studies revealed that cell survival induced by EEDK was associated with decreased levels of apoptotic proteins, such as poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase, p53, and cleaved caspase-3. In addition to apoptotic pathways, we demonstrated that expression levels of antioxidant-associated proteins, such as superoxide dismutase-1, glutathione S-transferase, and glutathione peroxidase-1, were positively modulated by EEDK. In a partial optic nerve crush mouse model, EEDK had similar ameliorating effects on retinal degeneration resulting from mechanical damages. Therefore, our results suggest that EEDK may have therapeutic potential against retinal degenerative disorders, such as glaucoma.
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- Hong Ryul Ahn
- Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biological Chemistry, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biological Chemistry, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biological Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biological Chemistry, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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Shang YM, Wang GS, Sliney DH, Yang CH, Lee LL. Light-emitting-diode induced retinal damage and its wavelength dependency in vivo. Int J Ophthalmol 2017; 10:191-202. [PMID: 28251076 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2017.02.03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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AIM To examine light-emitting-diode (LED)-induced retinal neuronal cell damage and its wavelength-driven pathogenic mechanisms. METHODS Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to blue LEDs (460 nm), green LEDs (530 nm), and red LEDs (620 nm). Electroretinography (ERG), Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL), and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining, Western blotting (WB) and the detection of superoxide anion (O2-·), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), total iron, and ferric (Fe3+) levels were applied. RESULTS ERG results showed the blue LED group induced more functional damage than that of green or red LED groups. H&E staining, TUNEL, IHC, and TEM revealed apoptosis and necrosis of photoreceptors and RPE, which indicated blue LED also induced more photochemical injury. Free radical production and iron-related molecular marker expressions demonstrated that oxidative stress and iron-overload were associated with retinal injury. WB assays correspondingly showed that defense gene expression was up-regulated after the LED light exposure with a wavelength dependency. CONCLUSION The study results indicate that LED blue-light exposure poses a great risk of retinal injury in awake, task-oriented rod-dominant animals. The wavelength-dependent effect should be considered carefully when switching to LED lighting applications.
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- Yu-Man Shang
- Institute of Environmental Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10051, Taiwan, China
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- Institute of Environmental Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10051, Taiwan, China
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- Army Medical Department, Consulting Medical Physicist, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, MD 21010-5403, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University School of Medicine, Taipei 10051, Taiwan, China; Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10051, Taiwan, China
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- Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chutung, Hsinchu 31040, Taiwan, China
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Annis RP, Swahari V, Nakamura A, Xie AX, Hammond SM, Deshmukh M. Mature neurons dynamically restrict apoptosis via redundant premitochondrial brakes. FEBS J 2016; 283:4569-4582. [PMID: 27797453 DOI: 10.1111/febs.13944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Apoptotic cell death is critical for the early development of the nervous system, but once the nervous system is established, the apoptotic pathway becomes highly restricted in mature neurons. However, the mechanisms underlying this increased resistance to apoptosis in these mature neurons are not completely understood. We have previously found that members of the miR-29 family of microRNAs (miRNAs) are induced with neuronal maturation and that overexpression of miR-29 was sufficient to restrict apoptosis in neurons. To determine whether endogenous miR-29 alone was responsible for the inhibition of cytochrome c release in mature neurons, we examined the status of the apoptotic pathway in sympathetic neurons deficient for all three miR-29 family members. Unexpectedly, we found that the apoptotic pathway remained largely restricted in miR-29-deficient mature neurons. We therefore probed for additional mechanisms by which mature neurons resist apoptosis. We identify miR-24 as another miRNA that is upregulated in the maturing cerebellum and sympathetic neurons that can act redundantly with miR-29 by targeting a similar repertoire of prodeath BH3-only genes. Overall, our results reveal that mature neurons engage multiple redundant brakes to restrict the apoptotic pathway and ensure their long-term survival.
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- Ryan P Annis
- Neuroscience Center, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA.,Curriculum in Neurobiology, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Neuroscience Center, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA.,Curriculum in Neurobiology, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Neuroscience Center, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA.,Curriculum in Neurobiology, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA.,Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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The review intends to draw the attention of researchers working in retinal degenerations on the fact that classical apoptosis, for example, apoptosis triggering caspase activation, may not be the main pathway of cellular demise in this tissue.Former work already showed the difficulty of proving the activation of apoptosis effectors in different models of retinal degeneration. However, these results were not really considered because of the lack of an alternative explanation for cell death. Nowadays, the description of many pathways of cellular demise is filling the gap and other forms of cell death are now described in the retina.The knowledge on the molecular mechanisms of cell death is very important for the development of new therapeutic strategies, as well as for the evaluation of cell death onset in retinal degeneration.
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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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Jaadane I, Chahory S, Leprêtre C, Omri B, Jonet L, Behar-Cohen F, Crisanti P, Torriglia A. The activation of the atypical PKC zeta in light-induced retinal degeneration and its involvement in L-DNase II control. J Cell Mol Med 2015; 19:1646-55. [PMID: 25781645 PMCID: PMC4511362 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Light-induced retinal degeneration is characterized by photoreceptor cell death. Many studies showed that photoreceptor demise is caspase-independent. In our laboratory we showed that leucocyte elastase inhibitor/LEI-derived DNase II (LEI/L-DNase II), a caspase-independent apoptotic pathway, is responsible for photoreceptor death. In this work, we investigated the activation of a pro-survival kinase, the protein kinase C (PKC) zeta. We show that light exposure induced PKC zeta activation. PKC zeta interacts with LEI/L-DNase II and controls its DNase activity by impairing its nuclear translocation. These results highlight the role of PKC zeta in retinal physiology and show that this kinase can control caspase-independent pathways.
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- Imene Jaadane
- INSERM U1138, Centre de Recherches des Cordeliers, Université Paris Descartes, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- ENVA, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maison Alfort, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1138, Centre de Recherches des Cordeliers, Université Paris Descartes, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1138, Centre de Recherches des Cordeliers, Université Paris Descartes, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1138, Centre de Recherches des Cordeliers, Université Paris Descartes, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1138, Centre de Recherches des Cordeliers, Université Paris Descartes, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.,Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules-Gonin, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- INSERM U1138, Centre de Recherches des Cordeliers, Université Paris Descartes, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1138, Centre de Recherches des Cordeliers, Université Paris Descartes, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Ando R, Noda K, Tomaru U, Kamoshita M, Ozawa Y, Notomi S, Hisatomi T, Noda M, Kanda A, Ishibashi T, Kasahara M, Ishida S. Decreased proteasomal activity causes photoreceptor degeneration in mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2014; 55:4682-90. [PMID: 24994871 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.13-13272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To study the retinal degeneration caused by decreased proteasomal activity in β5t transgenic (β5t-Tg) mice, an animal model of senescence acceleration. METHODS β5t-Tg mice and age-matched littermate control (WT) mice were used. Proteasomal activities and protein level of poly-ubiquitinated protein in retinal extracts were quantified. Fundus images of β5t-Tg mice were taken and their features were assessed. For histologic evaluation, the thicknesses of inner nuclear layer (INL), outer nuclear layer (ONL), and photoreceptor outer segment (OS) were measured. For functional analysis, ERG was recorded under scotopic and photopic illumination conditions. Immunofluorescence (IF) staining and TUNEL were performed to investigate the mechanism of photoreceptor degeneration. RESULTS Chymotrypsin-like activity was partially suppressed in retinal tissues of β5t-Tg mice. Retinal degenerative changes with arterial attenuation were present in β5t-Tg, but not in WT mice. Inner nuclear layer thickness showed no significant change between β5t-Tg and WT mice at 1, 3, 6, and 9 months of age. By contrast, thicknesses of ONL and OS in β5t-Tg mice were significantly decreased at 3, 6, and 9 months compared with those in WT mice. Electroretinograms showed decrease of scotopic a-wave amplitude in β5t-Tg mice. The number of TUNEL-positive cells in ONL were significantly increased in β5t-Tg mice and colocalized with apoptosis-inducing factor, but not with cleaved caspase-3 and -9, indicating that the photoreceptor cell death was induced via a caspase-independent pathway. CONCLUSIONS The current data showed that impaired proteasomal function causes photoreceptor degeneration.
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- Ryo Ando
- Laboratory of Ocular Cell Biology & Visual Science, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan Department of Ophthalmology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Ocular Cell Biology & Visual Science, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan Department of Ophthalmology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Ocular Cell Biology & Visual Science, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan Department of Ophthalmology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Ocular Cell Biology & Visual Science, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan Department of Ophthalmology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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SIGNIFICANCE Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been recognized as a physiological mediator with a variety of functions. It regulates synaptic transmission, vascular tone, inflammation, transcription, and angiogenesis; protects cells from oxidative stress and ischemia-reperfusion injury; and promotes healing of ulcers. RECENT ADVANCES In addition to cystathionine β-synthase and cystathionine γ-lyase, 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase along with cysteine aminotransferase was recently demonstrated to produce H2S. Even in bacteria, H2S produced by these enzymes functions as a defense against antibiotics, suggesting that the cytoprotective effect of H2S is a universal defense mechanism in organisms from bacteria to mammals. CRITICAL ISSUES The functional form of H2S-undissociated H2S gas, dissociated HS ion, or some other form of sulfur-has not been identified. FUTURE DIRECTIONS The regulation of H2S production by three enzymes may lead to the identification of the physiological signals that are required to release H2S. The identification of the physiological functions of other forms of sulfur may also help understand the biological significance of H2S.
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- Hideo Kimura
- NCNP, National Institute of Neuroscience , Kodaira, Japan
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El-Sayyad HIH, Khalifa SA, AL-Gebaly AS, El-Mansy AA. Aging related changes of retina and optic nerve of Uromastyx aegyptia and Falco tinnunculus. ACS Chem Neurosci 2014; 5:39-50. [PMID: 24215233 DOI: 10.1021/cn400154k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Aging is a biological phenomenon that involves gradual degradation of the structure and function of the retina and optic nerve. To our knowledge, little is known about the aging-related ocular cell loss in avian (Falco tinnunculus) and reptilian species (Uromastyx aegyptia). A selected 90 animals of pup, middle, and old age U. aegyptia (reptilian) and F. tinnunculus (avian) were used. The retinae and optic nerves were investigated by light and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and assessments of neurotransmitters, antioxidant enzymes (catalase, superoxide dismustase and glutathione s transferase), caspase-3 and -7, malonadialdhyde, and DNA fragmentation. Light and TEM observations of the senile specimens revealed apparent deterioration of retinal cell layers, especially the pigmented epithelium and photoreceptor outer segments. Their inclusions of melanin were replaced by lipofuscins. Also, vacuolar degeneration and demyelination of the optic nerve axons were detected. Concomitantly, there was a marked increase of oxidative stress involved reduction of neurotransmitters and antioxidant enzymes and an increase of lipid peroxidation, caspase-3 and -7, subG0/G1 apoptosis, and P53. We conclude that aging showed an inverse relationship with the neurotransmitters and antioxidant enzymes and a linear relationship of caspases, malondialdhyde, DNA apoptosis, and P53 markers of cell death. These markers reflected the retinal cytological alterations and lipofuscin accumulation within inner segments.
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura 002050, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, Science College, Princess Noura Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh 11421, Kingdom of Saudia Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura 002050, Egypt
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Ramos de Carvalho JE, Verbraak FD, Aalders MC, van Noorden CJ, Schlingemann RO. Recent advances in ophthalmic molecular imaging. Surv Ophthalmol 2013; 59:393-413. [PMID: 24529711 DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2013.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2012] [Revised: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The aim of molecular imaging techniques is the visualization of molecular processes and functional changes in living animals and human patients before morphological changes occur at the cellular and tissue level. Ophthalmic molecular imaging is still in its infancy and has mainly been used in small animals for pre-clinical research. The goal of most of these pre-clinical studies is their translation into ophthalmic molecular imaging techniques in clinical care. We discuss various molecular imaging techniques and their applications in ophthalmology.
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- J Emanuel Ramos de Carvalho
- Ocular Angiogenesis Group, Departments of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology and Histology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Ophthalmology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Ocular Angiogenesis Group, Departments of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology and Histology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Ocular Angiogenesis Group, Departments of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology and Histology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Ophthalmology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Academy of Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Murakami Y, Notomi S, Hisatomi T, Nakazawa T, Ishibashi T, Miller JW, Vavvas DG. Photoreceptor cell death and rescue in retinal detachment and degenerations. Prog Retin Eye Res 2013; 37:114-40. [PMID: 23994436 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2013.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2013] [Revised: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/10/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Photoreceptor cell death is the ultimate cause of vision loss in various retinal disorders, including retinal detachment (RD). Photoreceptor cell death has been thought to occur mainly through apoptosis, which is the most characterized form of programmed cell death. The caspase family of cysteine proteases plays a central role for inducing apoptosis, and in experimental models of RD, dying photoreceptor cells exhibit caspase activation; however, there is a paradox that caspase inhibition alone does not provide a sufficient protection against photoreceptor cell loss, suggesting that other mechanisms of cell death are involved. Recent accumulating evidence demonstrates that non-apoptotic forms of cell death, such as autophagy and necrosis, are also regulated by specific molecular machinery, such as those mediated by autophagy-related proteins and receptor-interacting protein kinases, respectively. Here we summarize the current knowledge of cell death signaling and its roles in photoreceptor cell death after RD and other retinal degenerative diseases. A body of studies indicate that not only apoptotic but also autophagic and necrotic signaling are involved in photoreceptor cell death, and that combined targeting of these pathways may be an effective neuroprotective strategy for retinal diseases associated with photoreceptor cell loss.
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- Yusuke Murakami
- Retina Service, Angiogenesis Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Neurons completely transform how they regulate cell death over the course of their lifetimes. Developing neurons freely activate cell death pathways to fine-tune the number of neurons that are needed during the precise formation of neural networks. However, the regulatory balance between life and death shifts as neurons mature beyond early development. Mature neurons promote survival at all costs by employing multiple, often redundant, strategies to prevent cell death by apoptosis. This dramatic shift from permitting cell death to ensuring cellular survival is critical, as these post-mitotic cells must provide neuronal circuitry for an organism's entire lifetime. Importantly, as many neurodegenerative diseases afflict adult neuronal populations, the survival mechanisms in mature neurons are likely to be either reversed or circumvented during neurodegeneration. Examining the adaptations for inhibiting apoptosis during neuronal maturation is key to comprehending not just how neurons survive long term, but may also provide insight for understanding how neuronal toxicity in various neurodegenerative diseases may ultimately lead to cell death.
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- A J Kole
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Brantley MA, Sternberg P. Mechanisms of Oxidative Stress in Retinal Injury. Retina 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-1-4557-0737-9.00022-9] [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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Doonan F, Groeger G, Cotter TG. Preventing retinal apoptosis--is there a common therapeutic theme? Exp Cell Res 2012; 318:1278-84. [PMID: 22366479 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2012.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2011] [Revised: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 02/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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There is an urgent need for therapies for retinal diseases; retinitis pigmentosa sufferers have no treatment options available and those targeted at other retinopathies have shown limited effectiveness. The process of programmed cell death or apoptosis although complex, remains a possible target for the treatment of retinal diseases. Having identified apoptosis in the vertebrate retina in populations of immature neurons as an essential part of development it was proposed that re-activation of these developmental cell death pathways might provide insight into the death mechanisms operating in retinal diseases. However, the discovery that numerous factors initiate and mediate the apoptotic cascade in mature photoreceptors has resulted in a relatively untargeted approach to examining and arresting apoptosis in the retina. In the last 5 years, mouse models have been treated with a diverse range of drugs or factors including anti-oxidants, growth factors, steroid hormones, calcium/calpain inhibitors and tetracycline antibiotics. Therefore to draw a unifying theme from these broad research areas is challenging. However, this review focusses on two targets which are currently under investigation, reactive oxygen species and mammalian target of rapamycin, drawing together the common themes of these research areas.
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- Francesca Doonan
- Biochemistry Department, Biosciences Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Nguyen ATH, Campbell M, Kenna PF, Kiang AS, Tam L, Humphries MM, Humphries P. Calpain and photoreceptor apoptosis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2012; 723:547-52. [PMID: 22183376 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0631-0_69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Anh T H Nguyen
- The Ocular Genetics Unit, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Murakami Y, Miller JW, Vavvas DG. RIP kinase-mediated necrosis as an alternative mechanisms of photoreceptor death. Oncotarget 2011; 2:497-509. [PMID: 21670490 PMCID: PMC3248194 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Photoreceptor cell death is the terminal event in a variety of retinal disorders including age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, and retinal detachment. Apoptosis has been thought to be the major form of cell death in these diseases, however accumulating evidence suggests that another pathway, programmed necrosis is also important. Recent studies have shown that, when caspase pathways are blocked, receptor interacting protein (RIP) kinases promote necrosis and overcome apoptosis inhibition. Therefore, targeting of both caspase and RIP kinase pathways are required for effective photoreceptor protection. Here, we summarize the current knowledge of RIP kinase-mediated necrotic signaling and its contribution to photoreceptor death.
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- Yusuke Murakami
- Retina Service, Angiogenesis Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Mikami Y, Shibuya N, Kimura Y, Nagahara N, Yamada M, Kimura H. Hydrogen sulfide protects the retina from light-induced degeneration by the modulation of Ca2+ influx. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:39379-86. [PMID: 21937432 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.298208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) has recently been recognized as a signaling molecule as well as a cytoprotectant. Cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) and cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) are well-known as H(2)S-producing enzymes. We recently demonstrated that 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (3MST) along with cysteine aminotransferase (CAT) produces H(2)S in the brain and in vascular endothelium. However, the cellular distribution and regulation of these enzymes are not well understood. Here we show that 3MST and CAT are localized to retinal neurons and that the production of H(2)S is regulated by Ca(2+); H(2)S, in turn, regulates Ca(2+) influx into photoreceptor cells by activating vacuolar type H(+)-ATPase (V-ATPase). We also show that H(2)S protects retinal neurons from light-induced degeneration. The excessive levels of light exposure deteriorated photoreceptor cells and increased the number of TUNEL- and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG)-positive cells. Degeneration was greatly suppressed in the retina of mice administered with NaHS, a donor of H(2)S. The present study provides a new insight into the regulation of H(2)S production and the modulation of the retinal transmission by H(2)S. It also shows a cytoprotective effect of H(2)S on retinal neurons and provides a basis for the therapeutic target for retinal degeneration.
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- Yoshinori Mikami
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan
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Arumugam TV, Cheng YL, Choi Y, Choi YH, Yang S, Yun YK, Park JS, Yang DK, Thundyil J, Gelderblom M, Karamyan VT, Tang SC, Chan SL, Magnus T, Sobey CG, Jo DG. Evidence that γ-Secretase-Mediated Notch Signaling Induces Neuronal Cell Death via the Nuclear Factor-κB-Bcl-2-Interacting Mediator of Cell Death Pathway in Ischemic Stroke. Mol Pharmacol 2011; 80:23-31. [DOI: 10.1124/mol.111.071076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Zhang J, Ye J, Altafaj A, Cardona M, Bahi N, Llovera M, Cañas X, Cook SA, Comella JX, Sanchis D. EndoG links Bnip3-induced mitochondrial damage and caspase-independent DNA fragmentation in ischemic cardiomyocytes. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17998. [PMID: 21437288 PMCID: PMC3060094 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [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: 09/01/2010] [Accepted: 02/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction, caspase activation and caspase-dependent DNA fragmentation are involved in cell damage in many tissues. However, differentiated cardiomyocytes repress the expression of the canonical apoptotic pathway and their death during ischemia is caspase-independent. The atypical BH3-only protein Bnip3 is involved in the process leading to caspase-independent DNA fragmentation in cardiomyocytes. However, the pathway by which DNA degradation ensues following Bnip3 activation is not resolved. To identify the mechanism involved, we analyzed the interdependence of Bnip3, Nix and EndoG in mitochondrial damage and DNA fragmentation during experimental ischemia in neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes. Our results show that the expression of EndoG and Bnip3 increases in the heart throughout development, while the caspase-dependent machinery is silenced. TUNEL-positive DNA damage, which depends on caspase activity in other cells, is caspase-independent in ischemic cardiomyocytes and ischemia-induced DNA high and low molecular weight fragmentation is blocked by repressing EndoG expression. Ischemia-induced EndoG translocation and DNA degradation are prevented by silencing the expression of Bnip3, but not Nix, or by overexpressing Bcl-xL. These data establish a link between Bnip3 and EndoG-dependent, TUNEL-positive, DNA fragmentation in ischemic cardiomyocytes in the absence of caspases, defining an alternative cell death pathway in postmitotic cells.
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- Jisheng Zhang
- Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLLEIDA), Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLLEIDA), Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLLEIDA), Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLLEIDA), Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLLEIDA), Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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- Medical Research Council Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Ciberned, Institut de Neurociències, Hospital Vall d'Hebró, UAB, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLLEIDA), Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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Effects of calcium ion, calpains, and calcium channel blockers on retinitis pigmentosa. J Ophthalmol 2010; 2011:292040. [PMID: 21253505 PMCID: PMC3021879 DOI: 10.1155/2011/292040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2010] [Revised: 09/13/2010] [Accepted: 11/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Recent advances in molecular genetic studies have revealed many of the causative genes of retinitis pigmentosa (RP). These achievements have provided clues to the mechanisms of photoreceptor degeneration in RP. Apoptosis is known to be a final common pathway in RP and, therefore, a possible therapeutic target for photoreceptor rescue. However, apoptosis is not a single molecular cascade, but consists of many different reactions such as caspase-dependent and caspase-independent pathways commonly leading to DNA fractionation and cell death. The intracellular concentration of calcium ions is also known to increase in apoptosis. These findings suggest that calpains, one of the calcium-dependent proteinases, play some roles in the process of photoreceptor apoptosis and that calcium channel antagonists may potentially inhibit photoreceptor apoptosis. Herein, the effects of calpains and calcium channel antagonists on photoreceptor degeneration are reviewed.
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Receptor interacting protein kinases mediate retinal detachment-induced photoreceptor necrosis and compensate for inhibition of apoptosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:21695-700. [PMID: 21098270 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1009179107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Apoptosis has been shown to be a significant form of cell loss in many diseases. Detachment of photoreceptors from the retinal pigment epithelium, as seen in various retinal disorders, causes photoreceptor loss and subsequent vision decline. Although caspase-dependent apoptotic pathways are activated after retinal detachment, caspase inhibition by the pan-caspase inhibitor Z-VAD fails to prevent photoreceptor death; thus, we investigated other pathways leading to cell loss. Here, we show that receptor interacting protein (RIP) kinase-mediated necrosis is a significant mode of photoreceptor cell loss in an experimental model of retinal detachment and when caspases are inhibited, RIP-mediated necrosis becomes the predominant form of death. RIP3 expression, a key activator of RIP1 kinase, increased more than 10-fold after retinal detachment. Morphological assessment of detached retinas treated with Z-VAD showed decreased apoptosis but significantly increased necrotic photoreceptor death. RIP1 kinase inhibitor necrostatin-1 or Rip3 deficiency substantially prevented those necrotic changes and reduced oxidative stress and mitochondrial release of apoptosis-inducing factor. Thus, RIP kinase-mediated programmed necrosis is a redundant mechanism of photoreceptor death in addition to apoptosis, and simultaneous inhibition of RIP kinases and caspases is essential for effective neuroprotection and may be a novel therapeutic strategy for treatment of retinal disorders.
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Restoration of visual function in P23H rhodopsin transgenic rats by gene delivery of BiP/Grp78. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:5961-6. [PMID: 20231467 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0911991107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 229] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The P23H mutation within the rhodopsin gene (RHO) causes rhodopsin misfolding, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and activates the unfolded protein response (UPR), leading to rod photoreceptor degeneration and autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (ADRP). Grp78/BiP is an ER-localized chaperone that is induced by UPR signaling in response to ER stress. We have previously demonstrated that BiP mRNA levels are selectively reduced in animal models of ADRP arising from P23H rhodopsin expression at ages that precede photoreceptor degeneration. We have now overexpressed BiP to test the hypothesis that this chaperone promotes the trafficking of P23H rhodopsin to the cell membrane, reprograms the UPR favoring the survival of photoreceptors, blocks apoptosis, and, ultimately, preserves vision in ADRP rats. In cell culture, increasing levels of BiP had no impact on the localization of P23H rhodopsin. However, BiP overexpression alleviated ER stress by reducing levels of cleaved pATF6 protein, phosphorylated eIF2alpha and the proapoptotic protein CHOP. In P23H rats, photoreceptor levels of cleaved ATF6, pEIF2alpha, CHOP, and caspase-7 were much higher than those of wild-type rats. Subretinal delivery of AAV5 expressing BiP to transgenic rats led to reduction in CHOP and photoreceptor apoptosis and to a sustained increase in electroretinogram amplitudes. We detected complexes between BiP, caspase-12, and the BH3-only protein BiK that may contribute to the antiapoptotic activity of BiP. Thus, the preservation of photoreceptor function resulting from elevated levels of BiP is due to suppression of apoptosis rather than to a promotion of rhodopsin folding.
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Do calcium channel blockers rescue dying photoreceptors in the Pde6b ( rd1 ) mouse? ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 664:491-9. [PMID: 20238051 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1399-9_56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetically heterogeneous set of blinding diseases that affects more than a million people worldwide. In humans, ~5-8% of recessive and dominant RP cases are caused by nonsense mutations in the Pde6b gene coding for the ss-subunit of the rod photoreceptor cGMP phosphodiesterase 6 (PDE6-ss). The study of the disease has been greatly aided by the Pde6b ( rd1 ) (rd1) mouse model of RP carrying a null PDE6ss allele. Degenerating rd1 rods were found to experience a pathological increase in intracellular calcium concentration ('Ca overload') when they enter the apoptotic process at postnatal day 10. A 1999 study suggested that the Ca(2+) channel antagonist D-cis diltiazem delays the kinetics of rd1 rod degeneration, conferring partial rescue of scotopic vision. Subsequent reports were mixed: whereas several studies failed to replicate the original results, others appeared to confirm the neuroprotective effects of Ca(2+) channel antagonists such as diltiazem, nilvadipine and verapamil. We discuss the discrepancies between the results of different groups and suggest plausible causes for the discordant results. We also discuss potential involvement of recently identified Ca(2+)-dependent mechanisms that include protective calcium ATPase mechanisms, ryanodine and IP3 calcium stores, and store operated channels in Pde6b ( rd1 ) neurodegeneration.
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Calpains are activated by light but their inhibition has no neuroprotective effect against light-damage. Exp Eye Res 2009; 89:989-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2009.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2009] [Accepted: 08/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An experimental platform for systemic drug delivery to the retina. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:17817-22. [PMID: 19822744 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908561106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Degenerative retinopathies, including age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and hereditary retinal disorders--major causes of world blindness--are potentially treatable by using low-molecular weight neuroprotective, antiapoptotic, or antineovascular drugs. These agents are, however, not in current systemic use owing to, among other factors, their inability to passively diffuse across the microvasculature of the retina because of the presence of the inner blood-retina barrier (iBRB). Moreover, preclinical assessment of the efficacies of new formulations in the treatment of such conditions is similarly compromised. We describe here an experimental process for RNAi-mediated, size-selective, transient, and reversible modulation of the iBRB in mice to molecules up to 800 Da by suppression of transcripts encoding claudin-5, a protein component of the tight junctions of the inner retinal vasculature. MRI produced no evidence indicative of brain or retinal edema, and the process resulted in minimal disturbance of global transcriptional patterns analyzed in neuronal tissue. We show that visual function can be improved in IMPDH1(-/-) mice, a model of autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa, and that the rate of photoreceptor cell death can be reduced in a model of light-induced retinal degeneration by systemic drug delivery after reversible barrier opening. These findings provide a platform for high-throughput drug screening in models of retinal degeneration, and they ultimately could result in the development of a novel "humanized" approach to therapy for conditions with little or no current forms of treatment.
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Alaeddini R, Walsh SJ, Abbas A. Forensic implications of genetic analyses from degraded DNA--a review. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2009; 4:148-57. [PMID: 20215026 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2008] [Revised: 08/30/2009] [Accepted: 09/11/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Forensic DNA identification techniques are principally based on determination of the size or sequence of desired PCR products. The fragmentation of DNA templates or the structural modifications that can occur during the decomposition process can impact the outcomes of the analytical procedures. This study reviews the pathways involved in cell death and DNA decomposition and the subsequent difficulties these present in DNA analysis of degraded samples.
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- Reza Alaeddini
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Arroba AI, Wallace D, Mackey A, de la Rosa EJ, Cotter TG. IGF-I maintains calpastatin expression and attenuates apoptosis in several models of photoreceptor cell death. Eur J Neurosci 2009; 30:975-86. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06902.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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McKernan DP, Dinan TG, Cryan JF. “Killing the Blues”: A role for cellular suicide (apoptosis) in depression and the antidepressant response? Prog Neurobiol 2009; 88:246-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2009.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2008] [Revised: 03/19/2009] [Accepted: 04/29/2009] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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