Richard Cheng-An Chang1, Liheng Shi2, Cathy Chia-Yu Huang2, Andy Jeesu Kim2, Michael L Ko2, Beiyan Zhou1, Gladys Y-P Ko3. 1. Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States. 2. Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States. 3. Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States 3Texas A&M Institute of Neuroscience, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Unite.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of obesity-induced prediabetes/early diabetes on the retina to provide new evidence on the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes-associated diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS: A high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity mouse model (male C57BL/6J) was used in this study. At the end of the 12-week HFD feeding regimen, mice were evaluated for glucose and insulin tolerance, and retinal light responses were recorded by electroretinogram (ERG). Western immunoblot and immunohistochemical staining were used to determine changes in elements regulating calcium homeostasis between HFD and control retinas, as well as unstained human retinal sections from DR patients and age-appropriate controls. RESULTS: Compared to the control, the scotopic and photopic ERGs from HFD mice were decreased. There were significant decreases in molecules related to cell signaling, calcium homeostasis, and glucose metabolism from HFD retinas, including phosphorylated protein kinase B (pAKT), glucose transporter 4, L-type voltage-gated calcium channel (L-VGCC), and plasma membrane calcium ATPase (PMCA). Similar changes for pAKT, PMCA, and L-VGCC were also observed in human retinal sections from DR patients. CONCLUSIONS: Obesity-induced hyperglycemic and prediabetic/early diabetic conditions caused detrimental impacts on retinal light sensitivities and health. The decrease of the ERG components in early diabetes reflects the decreased neuronal activity of retinal light responses, which may be caused by a decrease in neuronal calcium signaling. Since PI3K-AKT is important in regulating calcium homeostasis and neural survival, maintaining proper PI3K-AKT signaling in early diabetes or at the prediabetic stage might be a new strategy for DR prevention.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of obesity-induced prediabetes/early diabetes on the retina to provide new evidence on the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes-associated diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS: A high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesitymouse model (male C57BL/6J) was used in this study. At the end of the 12-week HFD feeding regimen, mice were evaluated for glucose and insulin tolerance, and retinal light responses were recorded by electroretinogram (ERG). Western immunoblot and immunohistochemical staining were used to determine changes in elements regulating calcium homeostasis between HFD and control retinas, as well as unstained human retinal sections from DR patients and age-appropriate controls. RESULTS: Compared to the control, the scotopic and photopic ERGs from HFD mice were decreased. There were significant decreases in molecules related to cell signaling, calcium homeostasis, and glucose metabolism from HFD retinas, including phosphorylated protein kinase B (pAKT), glucose transporter 4, L-type voltage-gated calcium channel (L-VGCC), and plasma membrane calcium ATPase (PMCA). Similar changes for pAKT, PMCA, and L-VGCC were also observed in human retinal sections from DR patients. CONCLUSIONS:Obesity-induced hyperglycemic and prediabetic/early diabetic conditions caused detrimental impacts on retinal light sensitivities and health. The decrease of the ERG components in early diabetes reflects the decreased neuronal activity of retinal light responses, which may be caused by a decrease in neuronal calcium signaling. Since PI3K-AKT is important in regulating calcium homeostasis and neural survival, maintaining proper PI3K-AKT signaling in early diabetes or at the prediabetic stage might be a new strategy for DR prevention.
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