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ArticleActa ophthalmologica2017

MicroRNA regulation in an animal model of acute ocular hypertension.

Jiawei Wang, Francisco J Valiente-Soriano, Francisco M Nadal-Nicolás, Giuseppe Rovere, Shida Chen, Wenbin Huang, Marta Agudo-Barriuso, Jost B Jonas, Manuel Vidal-Sanz, Xiulan Zhang

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Article in Acta ophthalmologica, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Jiawei WangZhongshan Ophthalmic Center, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Francisco J Valiente-SorianoDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Murcia and Murcian Institute of Biosanitary Research-Hospital Arrixaca (IMIB-Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain.
Francisco M Nadal-NicolásDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Murcia and Murcian Institute of Biosanitary Research-Hospital Arrixaca (IMIB-Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain.
Giuseppe RovereDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Murcia and Murcian Institute of Biosanitary Research-Hospital Arrixaca (IMIB-Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain.
Shida ChenZhongshan Ophthalmic Center, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Wenbin HuangZhongshan Ophthalmic Center, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Marta Agudo-BarriusoDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Murcia and Murcian Institute of Biosanitary Research-Hospital Arrixaca (IMIB-Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain.
Jost B JonasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2972-5227
Manuel Vidal-SanzDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Murcia and Murcian Institute of Biosanitary Research-Hospital Arrixaca (IMIB-Arrixaca), Murcia, Spain.
Xiulan ZhangZhongshan Ophthalmic Center, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria · ESSun Yat-sen University · CNHeidelberg University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo analyse miRNA regulation in a rat model of acute ocular hypertension (AOH).

methodsAcute ocular hypertension (AOH) was induced in the left eye of adult albino rats by inserting a cannula connected with a saline container into the anterior chamber. The contralateral eye served as a control. Seven days later, animals were killed. Retinas were used either for quantitative analysis of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and microglial cells or for miRNA array hybridization, qRT-PCR and Western blotting.

resultsAnatomically, AOH caused axonal degeneration, a significant loss of RGCs and a significant increase in microglial cells in the ganglion cell layer. The miRNAs microarray analysis revealed 31 differentially expressed miRNAs in the AOH versus control group, and the regulation of 12 selected microRNAs was further confirmed by qRT-PCR. Bioinformatic analysis indicates that several signalling pathways are putatively regulated by the validated miRNAs. Of particular interest was the inflammatory pathway signalled by mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). In agreement with the in silico analysis, p38 MAP kinase, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and iNOS proteins were significantly upregulated in the AOH retinas.

conclusionsAcute IOP elevation led to changes in the expression of miRNAs, whose target genes were associated with the regulation of microglia-mediated neuroinflammation or neural apoptosis. Addressing miRNAs in the process of retinal ischaemia and optic nerve damage in association with high IOP elevation may open new avenues in preventing retinal ganglion cell apoptosis and may serve as target for future therapeutic regimen in acute ocular hypertension and retinal ischaemic conditions.

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Disease Models, AnimalAcute DiseaseAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell SurvivalFemaleIntraocular PressureMicrogliaMicroRNAsNerve DegenerationNucleic Acid HybridizationOcular HypertensionRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRetinal Ganglion CellsMicroRNAsacute glaucoma modelacute ocular hypertensionmicroRNAoptic nerve damageretinal ganglion cellsretinal ischaemiaretinal microglia

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