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ArticlePloS one2021

Diabetic mice have retinal and choroidal blood flow deficits and electroretinogram deficits with impaired responses to hypercapnia.

Eric R Muir, Divya Narayanan, Saurav B Chandra, Nikolay P Akimov, Jeong-Hyeon Sohn, Evan Meyer, René C Rentería, Timothy Q Duong

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Eric R MuirDepartment of Radiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-0225-8008
Divya NarayananDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America.
Saurav B ChandraResearch Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America.
Nikolay P AkimovDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America.
Jeong-Hyeon SohnDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America.
Evan MeyerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States of America.
René C RenteríaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States of America.
Timothy Q DuongDepartment of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States of America.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USStony Brook University · USAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · US

Funding

Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science: A Partnership to Improve HealthUL1TR001120 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI CLARK, ROBERT A, HARGREAVES, KENNETH M · 2013 to 2017
$16.5M
Dysfunction of retinal neurons and circuits early in diabetic retinopathyR01EY023290 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI SOHN, JEONG-HYEON · 2014 to 2018
$1.8M
MRI of Diabetic RetinopathyR01EY027751 · NEI · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI DUONG, TIMOTHY Q. · 2017 to 2020
$1.3M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001120NEI NIH HHS R01 EY023290NEI NIH HHS R01 EY027751
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate neuronal and vascular functional deficits in the retina and their association in a diabetic mouse model. We measured electroretinography (ERG) responses and choroidal and retinal blood flow (ChBF, RBF) with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in healthy and diabetic mice under basal conditions and under hypercapnic challenge.

methodsIns2Akita diabetic (Diab, n = 8) and age-matched, wild-type C57BL/6J mice (Ctrl, n = 8) were studied under room air and moderate hypercapnia (5% CO2). Dark-adapted ERG a-wave, b-wave, and oscillatory potentials (OPs) were measured for a series of flashes. Regional ChBF and RBF under air and hypercapnia were measured using MRI in the same mice.

resultsUnder room air, Diab mice had compromised ERG b-wave and OPs (e.g., b-wave amplitude was 422.2±10.7 μV in Diab vs. 600.1±13.9 μV in Ctrl, p < 0.001). Under hypercapnia, OPs and b-wave amplitudes were significantly reduced in Diab (OPs by 30.3±3.0% in Diab vs. -3.0±3.6% in Ctrl, b-wave by 17.9±1.4% in Diab vs. 1.3±0.5% in Ctrl). Both ChBF and RBF had significant differences in regional blood flow, with Diab mice having substantially lower blood flow in the nasal region (ChBF was 5.4±1.0 ml/g/min in Diab vs. 8.6±1.0 ml/g/min in Ctrl, RBF was 0.91±0.10 ml/g/min in Diab vs. 1.52±0.24 ml/g/min in Ctrl). Under hypercapnia, ChBF increased in both Ctrl and Diab without significant group difference (31±7% in Diab vs. 17±7% in Ctrl, p > 0.05), but an increase in RBF was not detected for either group.

conclusionsInner retinal neuronal function and both retinal and choroidal blood flow were impaired in Diab mice. Hypercapnia further compromised inner retinal neuronal function in diabetes, while the blood flow response was not affected, suggesting that the diabetic retina has difficulty adapting to metabolic challenges due to factors other than impaired blood flow regulation.

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AnimalsChoroidDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalElectroretinographyHypercapniaInsulinMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRetinaIns2 protein, mouseInsulin

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PMID34882677
PMCPMC8659412
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