Morphological and Functional Changes of Locus Coeruleus in Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Animal Models
| Autor: | Jieling Gong, Yuxiang Yuan, Ying Zhu, Xiaoqin Yan, Wei Chen, Ketao Mu, Hong Zhang, Zhiqi Chen, Mu Li, Yin Zhao, Junming Wang, Yinwei Song |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Retinal Ganglion Cells medicine.medical_specialty Intraocular pressure genetic structures Open angle glaucoma Nerve fiber layer Glaucoma Apoptosis Rats Sprague-Dawley Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Norepinephrine chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Ophthalmology Animals Humans Medicine Tyrosine hydroxylase business.industry General Neuroscience Retinal Middle Aged medicine.disease eye diseases Disease Models Animal medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Mice Inbred DBA 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Locus coeruleus Female Locus Coeruleus sense organs business Glaucoma Open-Angle 030217 neurology & neurosurgery medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Neuroscience. 372:141-153 |
| ISSN: | 0306-4522 |
| Popis: | Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a leading cause of irreversible blindness. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies report an association between POAG and nonvisual pathway alterations. Locus coeruleus (LC) is a major source of norepinephrine released in the brain, and norepinephrine can reduce intraocular pressure via increasing aqueous outflow. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between glaucoma and the LC in patients with POAG and animal models. Resting-state functional MRI was performed using a 3-Tesla MR scanner with an eight-channel phased-array head coil, and MRI data were analyzed. A rat model of chronic glaucoma was generated by episcleral vein ligation and cauterization. DBA/2J mice that develop glaucoma with age were also acquired. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence staining were used to investigate LC tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and dopamine β-hydroxylase (DβH) expression, as well as cell apoptosis by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP Nick-End Labeling staining. Patients with POAG showed significantly increased amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) in the LC compared with controls. LC ALFF values showed significant correlations with cup-to-disk ratio, retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, and visual function (P 0.05). Functional connectivity (FC) between the LC and frontal and insular lobes was reduced, but elevated between the LC and parahippocampal gyrus, compared with controls. Glaucoma animal models revealed reduced expression of TH and DβH in the LC, and increased cell apoptosis. In this study, we provide novel evidence for the relationship between the LC and glaucoma. The LC may act as a network in POAG pathogenesis and intraocular pressure regulation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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