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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2015

CD1 Mouse Retina Is Shielded From Iron Overload Caused by a High Iron Diet.

Devang L Bhoiwala, Ying Song, Alyssa Cwanger, Esther Clark, Liang-liang Zhao, Chenguang Wang, Yafeng Li, Delu Song, Joshua L Dunaief

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Devang L BhoiwalaF. M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 2Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States.
Ying SongF. M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Alyssa CwangerF. M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Esther ClarkF. M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Liang-liang ZhaoF. M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 3Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin, China.
Chenguang WangF. M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 3Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin, China.
Yafeng LiF. M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Delu SongF. M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Joshua L DunaiefF. M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USJilin University · CN

Funding

Scientific TransparencyP30EY001583 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Qi N Cui · 1985 to 2026
$19.5M
Retinal Iron Transport in Health and DiseaseR01EY015240 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI JOSHUA L DUNAIEF · 2004 to 2026
$10.4M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY001583NEI NIH HHS R01 EY015240
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHigh RPE iron levels have been associated with age-related macular degeneration. Mutation of the ferroxidase ceruloplasmin leads to RPE iron accumulation and degeneration in patients with aceruloplasminemia; mice lacking ceruloplasmin and its homolog hephaestin have a similar RPE degeneration. To determine whether a high iron diet (HID) could cause RPE iron accumulation, possibly contributing to RPE oxidative stress in AMD, we tested the effect of dietary iron on mouse RPE iron.

methodsMale CD1 strain mice were fed either a standard iron diet (SID) or the same diet with extra iron added (HID) for either 3 months or 10 months. Mice were analyzed with immunofluorescence and Perls' histochemical iron stain to assess iron levels. Levels of ferritin, transferrin receptor, and oxidative stress gene mRNAs were measured by quantitative PCR (qPCR) in neural retina (NR) and isolated RPE. Morphology was assessed in plastic sections.

resultsFerritin immunoreactivity demonstrated a modest increase in the RPE in 10-month HID mice. Analysis by qPCR showed changes in mRNA levels of iron-responsive genes, indicating moderately increased iron in the RPE of 10-month HID mice. However, even by age 18 months, there was no Perls' signal in the retina or RPE and no retinal degeneration.

conclusionsThese findings indicate that iron absorbed from the diet can modestly increase the level of iron deposition in the wild-type mouse RPE without causing RPE or retinal degeneration. This suggests regulation of retinal iron uptake at the blood-retinal barriers.

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Oxidative StressAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalIronIron, DietaryIron OverloadMacular DegenerationMaleMiceMice, TransgenicReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, TransferrinRetinal Pigment EpitheliumRNAIronIron, DietaryReceptors, TransferrinRNA

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PMID26275132
PMCPMC4539129
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