Distinct effects of inflammation on gliosis, osmohomeostasis, and vascular integrity during amyloid beta-induced retinal degeneration

Aging Cell
Virginie DinetFrédéric Mascarelli

Abstract

In normal retinas, amyloid-β (Aβ) accumulates in the subretinal space, at the interface of the retinal pigment epithelium, and the photoreceptor outer segments. However, the molecular and cellular effects of subretinal Aβ remain inadequately elucidated. We previously showed that subretinal injection of Aβ(1-42) induces retinal inflammation, followed by photoreceptor cell death. The retinal Müller glial (RMG) cells, which are the principal retinal glial cells, are metabolically coupled to photoreceptors. Their role in the maintenance of retinal water/potassium and glutamate homeostasis makes them important players in photoreceptor survival. This study investigated the effects of subretinal Aβ(1-42) on RMG cells and of Aβ(1-42)-induced inflammation on retinal homeostasis. RMG cell gliosis (upregulation of GFAP, vimentin, and nestin) on day 1 postinjection and a proinflammatory phenotype were the first signs of retinal alteration induced by Aβ(1-42). On day 3, we detected modifications in the protein expression patterns of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), glutamine synthetase (GS), Kir4.1 [the inwardly rectifying potassium (Kir) channel], and aquaporin (AQP)-4 water channels in RMG cells and of the photoreceptor-associated AQP-1. The int...Continue Reading

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