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ArticleMolecular neurobiology2017

Glutamate Inhibits the Pro-Survival Effects of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 on Retinal Ganglion Cells in Hypoxic Neonatal Rat Retina.

Gurugirijha Rathnasamy, Wallace S Foulds, Eng Ang Ling, Charanjit Kaur

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Article in Molecular neurobiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Gurugirijha RathnasamyDepartment of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Blk MD10, 4 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117594, Singapore.
Wallace S FouldsSingapore Eye Research Institute Level 6, The Academia, Discovery Tower, 20 College Road, Singapore, 169856, Singapore.
Eng Ang LingDepartment of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Blk MD10, 4 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117594, Singapore.
Charanjit KaurDepartment of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Blk MD10, 4 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117594, Singapore. antkaurc@nus.edu.sg.
National University of Singapore · SGSingapore Eye Research Institute · SG

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Glutamate that accumulates in injured brain tissue has been shown to hinder the neuroprotection rendered by insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). However, its role in attenuating the neuroprotective effect of IGF-1 in the hypoxic retina is unknown and the current study was aimed at elucidating this. One-day-old Wistar rats were exposed to hypoxia for 2 h and the retinas were studied at 3 h to 14 days after exposure. Following hypoxia, the concentrations of glutamate and IGF-1 were significantly increased over control values in the immature retina and in cultured retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). In addition to IGF-1, the relative expression of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS1) phosphorylated at the tyrosine residue (p-IRS1tyr), phosphorylated protein kinase B (p-AKT) and phosphorylated protein kinase A (p-PKA), which are involved in IGF-1 signalling, was also studied in hypoxic retinas and in cultured RGCs. Glutamate-mediated inhibition of the IGF-1 pathway in hypoxic RGCs was evident with a reduced expression of p-IRS1tyr and p-AKT and an increased expression of p-PKA. However, the addition of exogenous IGF-1 reversed this. Glutamate enables the phosphorylation of IRS1 at the serine residue (p-IRS1ser) through a PKA-dependent pathway. The increased expression of p-IRS1ser and its increased association with IGF-1 receptors in hypoxic RGCs suggested a possible interference by glutamate with the IGF-1 pathway. Moreover, there was increased caspase-3/7 activity in hypoxic RGCs. These results suggest that glutamate, by blocking IGF-1-mediated neuroprotection, could cause the apoptosis of RGCs in the hypoxic neonatal retina.

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AnimalsAnimals, NewbornApoptosisCell SurvivalCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesGlutamic AcidHypoxiaInsulin-Like Growth Factor IInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsPhosphorylationPhosphoserineProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRats, WistarReceptor, IGF Type 1Retinal Ganglion CellsSignal TransductionCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesGlutamic AcidInsulin-Like Growth Factor IInsulin Receptor Substrate ProteinsIrs1 protein, ratPhosphoserineProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor, IGF Type 1GlutamateHypoxiaIGF-1Immature retinaRetinal ganglion cells

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