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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-25
pubmed:abstractText
In hereditary retinal degeneration, microglia cells become activated, migrate through the outer nuclear layer (ONL) and accumulate in the subretinal space. Although this inflammatory process is not likely to be responsible for the onset of photoreceptor apoptosis, cytotoxic substances secreted by activated microglia could potentially accelerate and perpetuate the degenerative process. Anti-inflammatory drugs have been shown to modulate the microglia response in neurodegenerative disorders and potentially ameliorate the disease progression in various animal model systems. In this study we wanted to test the impact of the most commonly used anti-inflammatory drugs (acetylsalicylate and prednisolone) on the microglia activation pattern, the rate of caspase-3-dependent photoreceptor apoptosis and the course of the degeneration in the retinal degeneration slow (rds) mouse retina.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0030-3747
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright (c) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
72-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Antigens, Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Aspirin, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Caspase 3, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Caspases, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Glucocorticoids, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Immunoenzyme Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Injections, Intraperitoneal, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Mice, Inbred CBA, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Mice, Mutant Strains, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Microglia, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Microscopy, Confocal, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Prednisolone, pubmed-meshheading:15746562-Retinal Degeneration
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of steroidal and non-steroidal drugs on the microglia activation pattern and the course of degeneration in the retinal degeneration slow mouse.
pubmed:affiliation
University Eye Clinic, Inselspital, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland. gian-marco.sarra@insel.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article