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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
Hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with an increase in the incidence of vascular diseases, including retinal vascular diseases. We examined the effects of high plasma levels of homocysteine on retinal glial cells and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either a 3.0 g/kg homocystine diet or a control diet for 2 week. The homocystine-diet group had higher plasma levels of homocysteine and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARSs) and lower plasma levels of folate, retinol, alpha-tocopherol, and retinal expression of CuZn superoxide dismutase (SOD) than the controls. The rats fed the homocystine-diet showed an increase in vimentin, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and VEGF immunoreactivity in the retina as compared to the controls. The increase in vimentin immunoreactivity in the hyperhomocysteinemic rats was correlated with changes in GFAP immunoreactivity in astrocytes within the ganglion cell layer. We found for the first time that short-term hyperhomocysteinemia-induced oxidative stress activates retinal glial cells and increases VEGF expression in the retina.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Folic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Homocysteine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Oldlr1 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Scavenger Receptors, Class E, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Superoxide Dismutase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vimentin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vitamin A, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/alpha-Tocopherol
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0916-8451
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1203-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Folic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Homocysteine, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Hyperhomocysteinemia, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Neuroglia, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Random Allocation, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Retina, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Scavenger Receptors, Class E, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Superoxide Dismutase, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Vimentin, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-Vitamin A, pubmed-meshheading:17485853-alpha-Tocopherol
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Short-term hyperhomocysteinemia-induced oxidative stress activates retinal glial cells and increases vascular endothelial growth factor expression in rat retina.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't