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First Responders: Dynamics of Pre-Gliotic Müller Cell Responses in The Isolated Adult Rat Retina.

Taylor, Linnéa LU ; Arnér, Karin LU and Ghosh, Fredrik LU (2015) In Current Eye Research 40(12). p.1245-1260
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Abstract Purpose: To explore the early reactions of the retinal Müller glia in response to retinal insult prior to gliotic remodeling and the sustained upregulation of intermediate filament glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), which has traditionally been considered the most sensitive early indicator of reactive gliosis. Methods: To study pre-gliotic events, we used a model of adult rat retinal explants and related the dynamic expression of GFAP as well as apoptosis, to four key regulators of retinal homeostasis (glutamine synthetase (GS), cellular retinaldehyde binding protein (CRALBP), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), carbonic anhydrase II (CAII)) using immunohistochemistry. Results: We found that a sustained GFAP upregulation... (More)
Abstract Purpose: To explore the early reactions of the retinal Müller glia in response to retinal insult prior to gliotic remodeling and the sustained upregulation of intermediate filament glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), which has traditionally been considered the most sensitive early indicator of reactive gliosis. Methods: To study pre-gliotic events, we used a model of adult rat retinal explants and related the dynamic expression of GFAP as well as apoptosis, to four key regulators of retinal homeostasis (glutamine synthetase (GS), cellular retinaldehyde binding protein (CRALBP), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), carbonic anhydrase II (CAII)) using immunohistochemistry. Results: We found that a sustained GFAP upregulation couple with gliotic remodeling occurred comparatively late and that this phenomenon was preceded by an initial upregulation followed by depletion of GS, CRALBP, bFGF and CAII in retinal Müller cells. The initial increase of the regulatory proteins, seen after 1-12 h, preceded a first phase of moderate apoptosis, and their depletion after 48 h was followed by massive apoptosis and widespread GFAP upregulation in the Müller cells at 5 days. Conclusion: We conclude that, in the explant model, changes in the expression of the four homeostatic regulatory proteins as well as apoptotic cell death precedes sustained GFAP upregulation and reactive gliosis. Müller cell reactivity has been linked to several retinal conditions, and the herein provided novel information on the dynamics of pre-gliotic events in the lesioned retina may help us understand important pathological mechanisms crucial for future therapeutic intervention. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{Abstract Purpose: To explore the early reactions of the retinal Müller glia in response to retinal insult prior to gliotic remodeling and the sustained upregulation of intermediate filament glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), which has traditionally been considered the most sensitive early indicator of reactive gliosis. Methods: To study pre-gliotic events, we used a model of adult rat retinal explants and related the dynamic expression of GFAP as well as apoptosis, to four key regulators of retinal homeostasis (glutamine synthetase (GS), cellular retinaldehyde binding protein (CRALBP), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), carbonic anhydrase II (CAII)) using immunohistochemistry. Results: We found that a sustained GFAP upregulation couple with gliotic remodeling occurred comparatively late and that this phenomenon was preceded by an initial upregulation followed by depletion of GS, CRALBP, bFGF and CAII in retinal Müller cells. The initial increase of the regulatory proteins, seen after 1-12 h, preceded a first phase of moderate apoptosis, and their depletion after 48 h was followed by massive apoptosis and widespread GFAP upregulation in the Müller cells at 5 days. Conclusion: We conclude that, in the explant model, changes in the expression of the four homeostatic regulatory proteins as well as apoptotic cell death precedes sustained GFAP upregulation and reactive gliosis. Müller cell reactivity has been linked to several retinal conditions, and the herein provided novel information on the dynamics of pre-gliotic events in the lesioned retina may help us understand important pathological mechanisms crucial for future therapeutic intervention.}},
  author       = {{Taylor, Linnéa and Arnér, Karin and Ghosh, Fredrik}},
  issn         = {{0271-3683}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{12}},
  pages        = {{1245--1260}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Current Eye Research}},
  title        = {{First Responders: Dynamics of Pre-Gliotic Müller Cell Responses in The Isolated Adult Rat Retina.}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5121081/7752476.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.3109/02713683.2014.988360}},
  volume       = {{40}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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