Aoi Ono1, Kazuyuki Hirooka2, Yuki Nakano2, Eri Nitta2, Akira Nishiyama3, Akitaka Tsujikawa2. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan. aoiono@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp. 2. Department of Ophthalmology, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan. 3. Department of Pharmacology, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) loss associated with thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer without elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) occurs after the systemic administration of aldosterone. Since it is important to determine the mechanism of cell death independent of the IOP, we examined gene expression changes in the retina after the systemic administration of aldosterone. METHODS: Following subcutaneous implantation of an osmotic minipump into the mid-scapular region of rats, we administered an 80 μg/kg/day dose of aldosterone. Differences in the gene expression in the retina between normal rats and aldosterone-treated rats were investigated using microarrays. Real-time PCR was used to confirm the differential expression. RESULTS: Analysis of the microarray data sets revealed the upregulation of 24 genes and the downregulation of 24 genes of key apoptosis-specific genes. Real-time PCR revealed 4 genes (Cdkn1a, Tbox5, Pf4, Vdr) were upregulated while 12 genes (Acvr1c, Asns, Bard1, Card9, Crh, Fcgr1a, Inhba, Kcnh8, Lck, Phlda1, Ptprc, Sh3rf1) were downregulated. CONCLUSIONS: Significant increases and decreases were noted in several genes after the systemic administration of aldosterone. Further studies will need to be undertaken in order to definitively clarify the role of these genes in the eyes of animals with normal-tension glaucoma.
PURPOSE: Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) loss associated with thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer without elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) occurs after the systemic administration of aldosterone. Since it is important to determine the mechanism of cell death independent of the IOP, we examined gene expression changes in the retina after the systemic administration of aldosterone. METHODS: Following subcutaneous implantation of an osmotic minipump into the mid-scapular region of rats, we administered an 80 μg/kg/day dose of aldosterone. Differences in the gene expression in the retina between normal rats and aldosterone-treated rats were investigated using microarrays. Real-time PCR was used to confirm the differential expression. RESULTS: Analysis of the microarray data sets revealed the upregulation of 24 genes and the downregulation of 24 genes of key apoptosis-specific genes. Real-time PCR revealed 4 genes (Cdkn1a, Tbox5, Pf4, Vdr) were upregulated while 12 genes (Acvr1c, Asns, Bard1, Card9, Crh, Fcgr1a, Inhba, Kcnh8, Lck, Phlda1, Ptprc, Sh3rf1) were downregulated. CONCLUSIONS: Significant increases and decreases were noted in several genes after the systemic administration of aldosterone. Further studies will need to be undertaken in order to definitively clarify the role of these genes in the eyes of animals with normal-tension glaucoma.
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