PMID: 15223820Jun 30, 2004Paper

Kainic acid-mediated upregulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 promotes retinal degeneration

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Xu ZhangShravan K Chintala

Abstract

Excitotoxicity has been proposed to play a pivotal role in retinal damage, but the mechanisms that underlie retinal damage are not clearly understood. In this study, the role of matrix metalloproteinases in excitotoxin-mediated retinal damage was investigated. KA, CNQX (6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3,-dione), NBQX (2,3-dihydroxy-6-nitro-7-sulfamoyl-benzo(F)quinoxaline), MK801, or PBS was injected into the vitreous of CD-1 mice. MMP expression in the retina was analyzed by zymography, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry. Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) were retrogradely labeled with aminostilbamidine methanesulfonate (Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR), and loss of fluorescently labeled RGCs in retinal flatmounts was quantified. Apoptotic cell death was assessed by TUNEL staining. Astrocyte activation was determined by immunohistochemistry, and laminin decrease was determined by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis. Intravitreal injection of KA caused time- and dose-related MMP-9 upregulation in the retina. Increased MMP-9 activity and protein levels were associated with activation of astrocytes. Astrocyte-associated MMP-9 correlated with a decrease in laminin immunoreactivity in the ganglion cell layer and significant los...Continue Reading

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