کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
10738824 1046835 2005 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Dynamic changes in reactive oxygen species and antioxidant levels in retinas in experimental glaucoma
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی سالمندی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Dynamic changes in reactive oxygen species and antioxidant levels in retinas in experimental glaucoma
چکیده انگلیسی
We investigated the balance of free radicals in retinas at various time points after chronically elevating intraocular pressures in rats. The left eyes of female Wistar rats were divided into five intraocular pressure elevation (IOPE) subgroups after cauterization of three episcleral veins (1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 3 weeks, and 5 weeks) and time-related sham controls. Chemiluminescence levels were examined in isolated retinas. The nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) incubation method was also performed to confirm the superoxide expression. The activities of antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxides in isolated retinas were detected by spectrophotometry. In the IOPE group, the intraocular pressure after cauterization was around 22-30 mm Hg; chemiluminescence levels of isolated retinas were significantly elevated on day 3 and week 1; there were more NBT-positive retinal ganglion cells on day 1 and day 3; lipid peroxidation also increased significantly from day 1 and came back to the baseline on week 5; the activities of superoxide dismutases and catalase rose on week 1. Intraocular pressure elevation was shown to change the free radical balance. We suggest that free radicals and their oxidative stresses may play a role in the early stage of glaucoma in causing retinal ganglion cell death in our rat model.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Free Radical Biology and Medicine - Volume 39, Issue 3, 1 August 2005, Pages 365-373
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