| Literature DB >> 27002720 |
Xiaojuan Liu1,2, Xiaowei Yang3,2, Rongrong Zhu3,2, Ming Dai3,2, Manhui Zhu3,2, Yuntian Shen4, Hongda Fang3,2, Aimin Sang5,6, Hui Chen7,8.
Abstract
Cell cycle re-entry, in which Fra-1 (transcription factor FOS-related antigen 1) plays an important role, is a key process in neuronal apoptosis. However, the expression and function of Fra-1 in retinal ganglion cell (RGC) apoptosis are unknown. To investigate whether Fra-1 was involved in RGC apoptosis, we performed a light-induced retinal damage model in adult rats. Western blot revealed that up-regulation of Fra-1 expression appeared in retina after light exposure (LE). Immunostaining indicated that increased Fra-1 was mainly expressed in RGCs in retinal ganglion cell layer (GCL) after LE. Co-localization of Fra-1 with active caspase-3 or TUNEL-positive cells in GCL after LE was also detected. In addition, Fra-1 expression increased in parallel with cyclin D1 and phosphorylated mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 (p-p38) expression in retina after LE. Furthermore, Fra-1, cyclin D1, and active caspase-3 protein expression decreased by intravitreal injection of SB203580, a highly selective inhibitor of p38 MAP kinase (p38 MAPK). All these results suggested that Fra-1 may be associated with RGC apoptosis after LE regulated by p38 MAPK through cell cycle re-entry mechanism.Entities:
Keywords: Apoptosis; Cell cycle re-entry; Fra-1; Light-induced retinal damage; P38 MAPK; Retinal ganglion cell
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27002720 DOI： 10.1007/s10571-016-0346-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Mol Neurobiol ISSN： 0272-4340 Impact factor: 5.046