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ArticleScientific reports2016

Persistent inflammatory state after photoreceptor loss in an animal model of retinal degeneration.

Agustina Noailles, Victoria Maneu, Laura Campello, Violeta Gómez-Vicente, Pedro Lax, Nicolás Cuenca

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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6 authors.

Agustina NoaillesPhysiology, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Victoria ManeuOptics, Pharmacology and Anatomy, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Laura CampelloPhysiology, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Violeta Gómez-VicenteOptics, Pharmacology and Anatomy, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Pedro LaxPhysiology, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Nicolás CuencaPhysiology, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microglia act as the resident immune cells of the central nervous system, including the retina. In response to damaging stimuli microglia adopt an activated state, which can progress into a phagocytic phenotype and play a potentially harmful role by eliciting the expression and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. The aim of the present study was to assess longitudinal changes in microglia during retinal degeneration in the homozygous P23H rat, a model of dominant retinitis pigmentosa. Microglial phenotypes, morphology and density were analyzed by immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and cytokine antibody array. In addition, we performed electroretinograms to evaluate the retinal response. In the P23H retina, sclera, choroid and ciliary body, inflammatory cells increased in number compared with the control at all ages analyzed. As the rats became older, a higher number of amoeboid MHC-II(+) cells were observed in the P23H retina, which correlated with an increase in the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. These findings suggest that, in the P23H model, retinal neuroinflammation persists throughout the rat's life span even after photoreceptor depletion. Therefore, the inclusion of anti-inflammatory drugs at advanced stages of the neurodegenerative process may provide better retinal fitness so the remaining cells could still be used as targets of cellular or gene therapies.

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AnimalsBiomarkersCalcium-Binding ProteinsCell CountCell ProliferationCell ShapeChoroidCiliary BodyCytokinesDendritic CellsDisease Models, AnimalElectroretinographyFlow CytometryHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIInflammationMicrofilament ProteinsAif1 protein, ratBiomarkersCalcium-Binding ProteinsCytokinesHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIMicrofilament Proteins

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PMCPMC5022039

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