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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-7-3
pubmed:abstractText
Glaucoma is a progressive neuropathy characterized by loss of vision as a result of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death. There are no effective neuroprotectants to treat this disorder. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is well known to transiently delay RGC death in ocular hypertensive eyes. The CNS-specific leucine-rich repeat protein LINGO-1 contributes to the negative regulation to some trophic pathways. We thereby examined whether BDNF combined with LINGO-1 antagonists can promote long-term RGC survival after ocular hypertension. In this study, intraocular pressure was elevated in adult rats using an argon laser to photocoagulate the episcleral and limbal veins. BDNF alone shows slight neuroprotection to RGCs after a long-term progress of 4 weeks following the induction of ocular hypertension. However, combination of BDNF and LINGO-1-Fc prevents RGC death in the same condition. We further identified that (1) LINGO-1 was co-expressed with BDNF receptor, TrkB in the RGCs, and (2) BDNF combined with LINGO-1-Fc activated more TrkB in the injured retina compared to BDNF alone. These results indicate that the combination of BDNF with LINGO-1 antagonist can provide long-term protection for RGCs in a chronic ocular hypertension model. TrkB may be the predominant mediator of this neuroprotection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1873-7544
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
162
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
375-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Glaucoma, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Intraocular Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Neuroprotective Agents, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Receptor, trkB, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19422885-Retinal Ganglion Cells
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Combined effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and LINGO-1 fusion protein on long-term survival of retinal ganglion cells in chronic glaucoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan Road II, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, PR China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't