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The glutathione levels are reduced in Goto-Kakizaki rat retina, but are not influenced by aminoguanidine treatment

Agardh, Carl-David LU ; Agardh, Elisabet LU ; Hultberg, Björn LU ; Qian, Yuning LU and Ostenson, Claes-Göran (1998) In Current Eye Research 17(3). p.251-256
Abstract
PURPOSE: To examine the levels of the free radical protecting enzyme glutathione and the endothelial/pericyte ratio in retinal capillaries in the Goto-Kakizaki (GK) Wistar rat, with and without aminoguanidine treatment. METHODS: Eight-month-old GK rats, with non-obese, spontaneous non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), were examined after a six month period of aminoguanidine treatment. Glutathione levels were measured with high performance liquid chromatography and the endothelial/pericyte ratio was calculated in trypsin digested vessel preparations. RESULTS: The levels of glutathione in GK rat retina were significantly lower compared to controls (p = 0.0108). There was no difference in the endothelial/pericyte ratio compared to... (More)
PURPOSE: To examine the levels of the free radical protecting enzyme glutathione and the endothelial/pericyte ratio in retinal capillaries in the Goto-Kakizaki (GK) Wistar rat, with and without aminoguanidine treatment. METHODS: Eight-month-old GK rats, with non-obese, spontaneous non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), were examined after a six month period of aminoguanidine treatment. Glutathione levels were measured with high performance liquid chromatography and the endothelial/pericyte ratio was calculated in trypsin digested vessel preparations. RESULTS: The levels of glutathione in GK rat retina were significantly lower compared to controls (p = 0.0108). There was no difference in the endothelial/pericyte ratio compared to matched control rats (1.8 +/- 0.2 vs. 1.8 +/- 0.1, respectively). Aminoguanidine treatment did not influence either the degree of hyperglycemia, the levels of glutathione or the endothelial/pericyte ratio in GK or control rat retina. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that impaired glucose metabolism may influence one of the defense mechanisms for oxidative stress, but also suggest that decreased glutathione levels occur prior to morphological signs of pericyte loss and/or endothelial cell proliferation in this animal model of hereditary NIDDM. (Less)
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10.1076/ceyr.17.3.251.5217
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Division of Microbiology, Immunology and Glycobiology - MIG (013025200), Division of Clinical Chemistry and Pharmacology (013250300), Unit on Vascular Diabetic Complications (013241510)
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  author       = {{Agardh, Carl-David and Agardh, Elisabet and Hultberg, Björn and Qian, Yuning and Ostenson, Claes-Göran}},
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  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Current Eye Research}},
  title        = {{The glutathione levels are reduced in Goto-Kakizaki rat retina, but are not influenced by aminoguanidine treatment}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1076/ceyr.17.3.251.5217}},
  doi          = {{10.1076/ceyr.17.3.251.5217}},
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