Seong Taeck Kim1, Yoon Young Chung2, Hyo-In Hwang2, Hye-Kyoung Shin2, Ranju Choi3, Yong Hyun Jun4. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea. 2. Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea. 3. School of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea. 4. Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea; jyh1483@chosun.ac.kr.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Chronic diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a diabetic complication that causes blindness. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression is induced by fluoxetine. We observed the effects of fluoxetine on a streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rat model in this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Rats were divided into three groups: Control, diabetic (65 mg/kg STZ injection), and diabetic with fluoxetine injection (20 mg/kg/week, six times). Western blotting was performed using anti-BDNF and anti-hexaribonucleotide-binding protein-3. Expression of BCL2 apoptosis regulator-like protein 11 (BIM) was analysed using a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: BDNF levels were significantly higher in the diabetic group treated with fluoxetine than in the untreated diabetic group. BIM expression was higher in the diabetic group than in the control group. BIM gene expression was lower in fluoxetine-treated diabetic group than in the untreated diabetic group. CONCLUSION: Fluoxetine had an anti-apoptotic effect with upregulation of BDNF expression in retina of rats with STZ-induced diabetes. Copyright
BACKGROUND:Chronic diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a diabetic complication that causes blindness. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression is induced by fluoxetine. We observed the effects of fluoxetine on a streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabeticrat model in this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Rats were divided into three groups: Control, diabetic (65 mg/kg STZ injection), and diabetic with fluoxetine injection (20 mg/kg/week, six times). Western blotting was performed using anti-BDNF and anti-hexaribonucleotide-binding protein-3. Expression of BCL2 apoptosis regulator-like protein 11 (BIM) was analysed using a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS:BDNF levels were significantly higher in the diabetic group treated with fluoxetine than in the untreated diabetic group. BIM expression was higher in the diabetic group than in the control group. BIM gene expression was lower in fluoxetine-treated diabetic group than in the untreated diabetic group. CONCLUSION:Fluoxetine had an anti-apoptotic effect with upregulation of BDNF expression in retina of rats with STZ-induced diabetes. Copyright
Authors: Eman A Toraih; Ahmed A Abdelghany; Noha M Abd El Fadeal; Essam Al Ageeli; Manal S Fawzy Journal: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol Date: 2019-07-20 Impact factor: 3.117