Effects of recombinant human erythropoietin on glutamate expression in the retina with acute high intraocular pressure in a rabbit model
- VernacularTitle:重组人促红细胞生成素对急性高眼压兔视网膜谷氨酸表达的影响
- Author:
Jianming WANG
;
Lei, XIONG
;
Naixue, SUN
;
Shiping, ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
erythropoietin;
glutamate;
retina;
neuroprotection
- From:Chinese Ophthalmic Research
2009;27(12):1080-1083
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective The neuroprotection provided by recombinant human erythropoietin(rhEPO)on the retina from ischemia-reperfusion injury has been confirmed but its mechanism is not fully understood.The present study aimed to investigate the effect of systemic administration of recombinant human erythropoietin(rhEPO)on the expression of glutamate in the retina after acute high intraocular pressure in vitro.MethodsThe acute high intraocular pressure models were established by the perfusion of physiological saline into anterior chamber of the lateral eye in forty-eight Japanese white rabbits.Other 6 Japanese white rabbits were as normal control group.The experimental rabbits were then equally divided into the model group and EPO group,and hypodermic injection of rhEPO was only performed in the EPO group.Glutamate expression in the retina in both groups was observed by immunohistochemistry on days 1,3,7,and 14 after retinal ischemia-reperfusion.Glutamate expression in another 6 rabbit retina without any treatment was determined as normal by the same method.The use of animal followed the Standard of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.ResultsNo positive expression of glutamate was observed in normal rabbit retina,but positive expression response of glutamate occurred in the rabbit retina of the model group.The number of positive expression cells in the EPO group was more than that in the model group at each time point(P＜0.01).On day 14 after ischemia-reperfusion,the number of positive expression cells was 3.3±1.1 per high visual field in the retina of the model group but 0.3±0.2 in the retina of the EPO group,showing a significant decrease of positive expression cells in EPO group(P＜0.01).ConclusionSystemic administration of rhEPO can down-regulate the expression of glutamate in the retina with acute high intraocular pressure.This process may be one of the mechanisms that rhEPO protects the retina from ischemia reperfusion injury.
