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ArticleThe American journal of pathology2017

Critical Role of the CXCL10/C-X-C Chemokine Receptor 3 Axis in Promoting Leukocyte Recruitment and Neuronal Injury during Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Induced by Optic Nerve Crush.

Yonju Ha, Hua Liu, Shuang Zhu, Panpan Yi, Wei Liu, Jared Nathanson, Rakez Kayed, Bradford Loucas, Jiaren Sun, Laura J Frishman and 2 more

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Article in The American journal of pathology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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33 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yonju HaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Hua LiuCenter for Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Shuang ZhuDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Panpan YiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Wei LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Jared NathansonDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Rakez KayedDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Bradford LoucasDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Jiaren SunDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Laura J FrishmanCollege of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas.
Massoud MotamediDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
Wenbo ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. Electronic address: we2zhang@utmb.edu.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · USUniversity of Houston · US

Funding

Formation and Propagation of Tau Oligomeric Strains in Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG054025 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI Rakez Kayed · 2016 to 2026
$5.8M
Mechanisms of Retinal Neuronal InjuryR01EY022694 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI ZHANG, WENBO · 2012 to 2021
$3.8M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY022694NIA NIH HHS R01 AG054025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) is an acute injury of the optic nerve secondary to trauma. Loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) is a key pathological process in TON, yet mechanisms responsible for RGC death remain unclear. In a mouse model of TON, real-time noninvasive imaging revealed a dramatic increase in leukocyte rolling and adhesion in veins near the optic nerve (ON) head at 9 hours after ON injury. Although RGC dysfunction and loss were not detected at 24 hours after injury, massive leukocyte infiltration was observed in the superficial retina. These cells were identified as T cells, microglia/monocytes, and neutrophils but not B cells. CXCL10 is a chemokine that recruits leukocytes after binding to its receptor C-X-C chemokine receptor (CXCR) 3. The levels of CXCL10 and CXCR3 were markedly elevated in TON, and up-regulation of CXCL10 was mediated by STAT1/3. Deleting CXCR3 in leukocytes significantly reduced leukocyte recruitment, and prevented RGC death at 7 days after ON injury. Treatment with CXCR3 antagonist attenuated TON-induced RGC dysfunction and cell loss. In vitro co-culture of primary RGCs with leukocytes resulted in increased RGC apoptosis, which was exaggerated in the presence of CXCL10. These results indicate that leukocyte recruitment in retinal vessels near the ON head is an early event in TON and the CXCL10/CXCR3 axis has a critical role in recruiting leukocytes and inducing RGC death.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlotting, WesternChemokine CXCL10Disease Models, AnimalElectroretinographyEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLeukocyte RollingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ConfocalNerve CrushOptic Nerve InjuriesChemokine CXCL10Cxcl10 protein, mouseCxcr3 protein, mouseReceptors, CXCR3

Identifiers

PMID27960090
PMCPMC5389365
OpenAlexW2560232547

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