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ArticleMolecular vision2012

Light-dependent changes in outer retinal water diffusion in rats in vivo.

David Bissig, Bruce A Berkowitz

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Article in Molecular vision, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David BissigDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Bruce A Berkowitz
Wayne State University · US

Funding

Manganese-enhanced MRI Studies of Retinal NeovascularizationR21EY018109 · NEI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BERKOWITZ, BRUCE A. · 2007 to 2008
$409k
Manganese-Enhanced MRI Studies of Vision Loss with AgingF30AG034752 · NIA · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BISSIG, DAVID PHILIP · 2010 to 2013
$172k
NEI NIH HHS EY018109NEI NIH HHS R21 EY018109NIA NIH HHS AG034752NIA NIH HHS F30 AG034752
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo test the hypothesis that in rats, intraretinal light-dependent changes on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in vivo are consistent with known retinal layer-specific physiology.

methodsIn male Sprague-Dawley rats, retinal morphology (thickness, extent, surface area, volume) and intraretinal profiles of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC, i.e., water mobility) parallel and perpendicular to the optic nerve were measured in vivo using quantitative MRI methods during light and dark stimulation.

resultsThe parallel ADC in the posterior half of the avascular, photoreceptor-dominated outer retina was significantly higher in light than dark, and this pattern was reversed (dark>light) in the anterior outer retina. The perpendicular ADC in the posterior outer retina was similar in light and dark, but was significantly higher in dark than light in the anterior outer retina. No light-dark changes in the inner retina were noted.

conclusionsWe identified light-dependent intraretinal diffusion changes that reflected established stimulation-based changes in outer retinal hydration. These findings are expected to motivate future applications of functional diffusion-based MRI in blinding disorders of the outer retina.

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AnimalsDark AdaptationDiffusionLightMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleOptic NerveRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRetinaWaterWater

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PMCPMC3482170
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