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ArticleBMC neuroscience2010

Neuroprotective effect of peroxiredoxin 6 against hypoxia-induced retinal ganglion cell damage.

Rajkumar Tulsawani, Lorena S Kelly, Nigar Fatma, Bhavanaben Chhunchha, Eri Kubo, Anil Kumar, Dhirendra P Singh

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Article in BMC neuroscience, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rajkumar TulsawaniDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68 198, USA.
Lorena S Kelly
Nigar Fatma
Bhavanaben Chhunchha
Eri Kubo
Anil Kumar
Dhirendra P Singh
University of Nebraska Medical Center · USUniversity of Fukui · JPUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City · US

Funding

Gene regulation by LEDGFR01EY013394 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI SINGH, DHIRENDRA P · 2002 to 2012
$3.0M
Peroxiredoxin 6 and CataractogenesisR01EY017613 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI SINGH, DHIRENDRA P · 2009 to 2010
$743k
NEI NIH HHS EY-017613NEI NIH HHS EY-13394
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe ability to respond to changes in the extra-intracellular environment is prerequisite for cell survival. Cellular responses to the environment include elevating defense systems, such as the antioxidant defense system. Hypoxia-evoked reactive oxygen species (ROS)-driven oxidative stress is an underlying mechanism of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death that leads to blinding disorders. The protein peroxiredoxin 6 (PRDX6) plays a pleiotropic role in negatively regulating death signaling in response to stressors, and thereby stabilizes cellular homeostasis.

resultsWe have shown that RGCs exposed to hypoxia (1%) or hypoxia mimetic cobalt chloride display reduced expression of PRDX6 with higher ROS expression and activation of NF-κB. These cells undergo apoptosis, while cells with over-expression of PRDX6 demonstrate resistance against hypoxia-driven RGC death. The RGCs exposed to hypoxia either with 1% oxygen or cobalt chloride (0-400 μM), revealed ~30%-70% apoptotic cell death after 48 and 72 h of exposure. Western analysis and real-time PCR showed elevated expression of PRDX6 during hypoxia at 24 h, while PRDX6 protein and mRNA expression declined from 48 h onwards following hypoxia exposure. Concomitant with this, RGCs showed increased ROS expression and activation of NF-κB with IkB phosphorylation/degradation, as examined with H2DCF-DA and transactivation assays. These hypoxia-induced adverse reactions could be reversed by over-expression of PRDX6.

conclusionBecause an abundance of PRDX6 in cells was able to attenuate hypoxia-induced RGC death, the protein could possibly be developed as a novel therapeutic agent acting to postpone RGC injury and delay the progression of glaucoma and other disorders caused by the increased-ROS-generated death signaling related to hypoxia.

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Neuroprotective AgentsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell DeathCell HypoxiaCells, CulturedCell SurvivalChloramphenicol O-AcetyltransferaseCobaltGenes, ReporterI-kappa B ProteinsIn Situ Nick-End LabelingNF-kappa BPeroxiredoxin VIRatsReactive Oxygen SpeciesChloramphenicol O-AcetyltransferaseCobaltcobaltous chlorideI-kappa B ProteinsNeuroprotective AgentsNF-kappa BPeroxiredoxin VIPrdx6 protein, ratReactive Oxygen SpeciesRNA, Messenger

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PMID20923568
PMCPMC2964733
OpenAlexW2084817274

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