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Cellular Mechanisms of Angiogenesis in Neonatal Rat Models of Retinal Neurodegeneration.

Abstract
Νeuronal and glial cells play an important role in the development of vasculature in the retina. In this study, we investigated whether re-vascularization occurs in retinal neurodegenerative injury models. To induce retinal injury, N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA, 200 nmol) or kainic acid (KA, 20 nmol) was injected into the vitreous chamber of the eye on postnatal day (P)7. Morphological changes in retinal neurons and vasculature were assessed on P14, P21, and P35. Prevention of vascular growth and regression of some capillaries were observed on P14 in retinas of NMDA- and KA-treated eyes. However, vascular growth and re-vascularization started on P21, and the retinal vascular network was established by P35 in retinas with neurodegenerative injuries. The re-vascularization was suppressed by a two-day treatment with KRN633, an inhibitor of VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase, on P21 and P22. Astrocytes and Müller cells expressed vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and the distribution pattern of VEGF was almost the same between the control and the NMDA-induced retinal neurodegenerative injury model, except for the difference in the thickness of the inner retinal layer. During re-vascularization, angiogenic sprouts from pre-existing blood vessels were present along the network of fibronectins formed by astrocytes. These results suggest that glial cells contribute to angiogenesis in neonatal rat models of retinal neurodegeneration.
AuthorsDaiki Asano, Masaki Hokazono, Shogo Hirano, Akane Morita, Tsutomu Nakahara
JournalInternational journal of molecular sciences (Int J Mol Sci) Vol. 20 Issue 19 (Sep 25 2019) ISSN: 1422-0067 [Electronic] Switzerland
PMID31557901 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Biomarkers
Topics
  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn
  • Biomarkers
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Rats
  • Retinal Degeneration (etiology, metabolism, pathology)
  • Retinal Neovascularization (etiology, metabolism, pathology)
  • Retinal Neurons (metabolism, pathology)
  • Retinal Pigment Epithelium (metabolism, pathology)
  • Retinal Vessels (metabolism, pathology)

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