Mechanical injury increases bFGF and CNTF mRMA expression in the mouse retina

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作者
Cao, W
Wen, R
Li, F
Lavail, MM
Steinberg, RH
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, DEPT PHYSIOL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
[2] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, DEPT ANAT, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
[3] UNIV PENN, DEPT OPHTHALMOL, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104 USA
[4] UNIV PENN, DEPT CELL & DEV BIOL, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104 USA
关键词
basic FGF; FGFR-1; CNTF; CNTF-alpha; GFAP; injury; mouse; retina;
D O I
10.1006/exer.1997.0328
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
We characterized the survival-factor response of the normal mouse retina to mechanical injury by examining the expression of mRNAs for basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), and their receptors, FGF receptor-1 (FGFR-1) and CNTF receptor alpha (CNTFR-alpha). The retina was injured by making an incision through the choroid and retinal pigment epithelium that penetrated the subretinal space of each eye of an adult BALB/c mouse. Retinas were taken 6 hr, 12 hr, 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 and 16 days post-injury. Control animals were without injury. Northern blot analysis was performed to determine bFGF, CNTF and their receptor mRNA levels. A significant increase in bFGF and CNTF mRNAs was observed after injury, along with an increase in glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) expression. More than 2-fold of upregulation of bFGF mRNA was seen as early as 6 hr after injury, This increase reached a maximum of more than 5-fold at day 2 post-injury and then declined slowly, and was still about 2.5-fold of the control level by day 16. Expression of CNTF showed a small increase of about 1.6-fold at 6 hr after injury. The upregulation reached a peak level of about 2.7-fold at day 4 after injury, then declined to control level by day 16. There was only a very small increase in FGFR-1 at 6, 12 and 24 hr after injury, and no significant increases in FGFR-1 at time points longer than 1 day post-injury. Expression of GFAP followed a time course similar to that of bFGF. We conclude that mechanical injury induces bFGF, CNTF, and GFAP expression in the mouse retina with time courses similar to the upregulation of these molecules in rat retina. Compared to the upregulation in rat retina, however, the injury-induced upregulation of bFGF and GFAP is much less in the mouse retina. In addition, there was only a very small induction of FGFR-1 expression in the mouse retina, These Endings may explain, at least in part, the lack of injury-induced photoreceptor protection in the mouse retina. (C) 1997 Academic Press Limited.
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