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      Changes of the Inducible Heat Shock Protein 70 mRNA Level in Rat Retina After Ischemia and Reperfusion

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          The heat shock protein 70 (HSP-70) mRNA level was evaluated in Long Evans rat retinas after ischemia and after reperfusion following ischemia. Retinal ischemia was induced by ligation of the optic nerve and vessels. Rats were sacrificed after 90 min of ischemia or 120 min of reperfusion following ischemia. Retinas were dissected. Total mRNA was extracted and inducible HSP-70 (iHSP-70) gene expression was analyzed by quantification of transcripts using an RT-PCR assay. Results were expressed in arbitrary units as a ratio of the optical density of iHSP-70/β-actin electrophoretic bands. iHSP-70 gene expression was 0.220 ± 0.027 (n = 5), 0.502 ± 0.045 (n = 5) and 0.468 ± 0.032 (n = 5) for the sham-operated, ischemia only and ischemia and reperfusion groups, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between the control and ischemia groups, and between the control and ischemia and reperfusion groups (p < 0.001), suggesting a rapid HSP-70 mRNA expression of the retina due to an ischemic injury.

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            In order to determine thresholds for irreversible cellular injury in the rat retina, timed acute no-flow ischemic episodes of 30-180 min duration were produced by elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) above systolic pressure. Quantitation of irreversible degeneration and cell loss following a 2-week post-ischemic interval was performed by computer-assisted measurements from histologic sections. Alterations of thickness of retinal layers and linear cell density were determined for ischemia of selected durations (30, 60, 80, 90, 120 and 180 min). Different thresholds were evident for inner and outer retinal damage. Neurons of the inner nuclear layers showed extensive loss with episodes at 60 min. Decrease in the thickness of the inner plexiform layer provided the best index of this inner nuclear damage. The outer retina was more resistant, with photoreceptors showing extensive damage only after 90 min in conjunction with pigment epithelial metaplasia and degeneration. Two-hour episodes produced full-thickness degeneration with loss of pigment epithelium and sparing of the peripheral retina. Greater sensitivity of the inner retina suggested problems with restoration of the retinal circulation. Horseradish peroxidase infusions did reveal central microcirculatory defects in retinal wholemounts of some specimens with episodes longer than 60 min. Refinements of the methods resulted in outcomes sufficiently reproducible for quantitative assessment of acute ischemic injury. The rat retina provides an economical basic tissue model of acute ischemic injury affecting neurons, glia, and microvasculature. Quantitation of this injury promises great utility in testing agents with potentially protective effects on acute ischemic injury.
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              Journal
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              Ophthalmic Res
              10.1159/issn.0030-3747
              Ophthalmic Research
              S. Karger AG
              0030-3747
              1423-0259
              1998
              October 1998
              10 July 1998
              : 30
              : 5
              : 291-294
              Affiliations
              a Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, and Laboratories of b Molecular Genetics and c Cardiovascular Physiology, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France
              Article
              55487 Ophthalmic Res 1998;30:291–294
              10.1159/000055487
              9704332
              7856c076-b965-453e-9187-e1a764295597
              © 1998 S. Karger AG, Basel

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              Vision sciences,Ophthalmology & Optometry,Pathology
              Retina,Ischemia-reperfusion,Heat shock protein
              Vision sciences, Ophthalmology & Optometry, Pathology
              Retina, Ischemia-reperfusion, Heat shock protein

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