Effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor on c-jun expression in the rd mouse retina  

作　　者：Rui Chen Xiao-Bei Yin Chun-Xia Peng and Gen-Lin Li 

机构地区：[1]Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Beijing 100730, China

出　　处：《International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition)》2012年第3期266-271,共6页国际眼科杂志（英文版）

基　　金：National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30973262)

摘　　要：AIM: To determine the location of c-jun protein, dynamic changes in c-jun mRNA and protein expression, and ultrastructure characteristics in the rd mouse retina, following a single dose of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in a short period of time. METHODS: A single intravitreal injection of BDNF at two dosages (25 mu g/L or 50 mu g/L) was given to the right eye of the rd mouse at age 2 and 3 weeks respectively. Two weeks after injection, the location of c-jun protein in the retina was observed by immunofluorescence detection, c-jun mRNA and protein expression in retinas were detected by quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western immunoblotting analysis, ultrastructure characteristics of retinas were detected by transmission electron microscope (TEM) observation. RESULTS: c-jun protein was expressed in the inner nuclear layer (INL) of retina. BDNF at two dosages (25 mu g/L and 50 mu g/L) increased c-jun mRNA expression at PN-4 weeks respectively (P-1 =0.019, P-2=0.021). 50 mu g/L BDNF increased c-jun protein expression at PN-4 weeks (P =0.000). The retinal ultrastructure was improved. CONCLUSION: The effects of BDNF exerts on the c-jun expression in the retina are dose-dependent and time-dependent, which may mediate photoreceptor rescue indirectly in the pathological process of retinitis pigmentosa (RP)at early stage.AIM: To determine the location of c-jun protein, dynamic changes in c-jun mRNA and protein expression, and ultrastructure characteristics in the rd mouse retina, following a single dose of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in a short period of time. METHODS: A single intravitreal injection of BDNF at two dosages (25 mu g/L or 50 mu g/L) was given to the right eye of the rd mouse at age 2 and 3 weeks respectively. Two weeks after injection, the location of c-jun protein in the retina was observed by immunofluorescence detection, c-jun mRNA and protein expression in retinas were detected by quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western immunoblotting analysis, ultrastructure characteristics of retinas were detected by transmission electron microscope (TEM) observation. RESULTS: c-jun protein was expressed in the inner nuclear layer (INL) of retina. BDNF at two dosages (25 mu g/L and 50 mu g/L) increased c-jun mRNA expression at PN-4 weeks respectively (P-1 =0.019, P-2=0.021). 50 mu g/L BDNF increased c-jun protein expression at PN-4 weeks (P =0.000). The retinal ultrastructure was improved. CONCLUSION: The effects of BDNF exerts on the c-jun expression in the retina are dose-dependent and time-dependent, which may mediate photoreceptor rescue indirectly in the pathological process of retinitis pigmentosa (RP)at early stage.

关 键 词：BDNF C-JUN RETINA PHOTORECEPTOR 

分 类 号：R339.14[医药卫生—人体生理学]