Effect of glucocorticoid on the retinal neurons of diabetes mellitus rats

Autor: Wen-Qiang Liu, Yu-Bo Wang, Zhong-Fu Zuo, Hui-Min Liang, Zhao-Wei Li, Zheng Li, Xue-Zheng Liu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Guoji Yanke Zazhi, Vol 17, Iss 3, Pp 418-421 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1672-5123
DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2017.3.7
Popis: AIM: To investigate the detrimental effect of glucocorticoid(GC)on the retinal neurons of diabetes mellitus(DM)rats.METHODS: The DM model was induced by intraperitoneal injection(IP)of streptozotocin in adult male rats, and the solution of RU486 was configured with dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO). RU486 treatment group with glucocorticoid receptor antagonist RU486 and diabetic group with DMSO by intraperitoneal injection was in successful DM model. Naive rats were injected with DMSO as control group. Three months later, we detected the body weight and blood glucose and GC concentration of serum. The changes of retinal ganglion cell(RGC)density was investigated by HE staining. The expression of growth associated protein-43(GAP-43, a marker of neuronal axon regeneration)and synaptophysin(SYN, a marker of synaptic number)were semi-quantity analyzed by the optical density of immunofluorescence and Western blot.RESULTS:Compared with the control group, the body weight and density of RGC and expression of SYN in diabetic group were significantly lower(PPPCONCLUSION: Inhibition of GC could ameliorate the axonal degeneration of retinal neurons in diabetic rats, and loss of the number of synapses, and restore the RGC density of retina. The results suggest that long-term elevation of GC may be involved in the occurrence and development of diabetic retinopathy.
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