PMID: 8603862Apr 1, 1996Paper

Light-induced acceleration of photoreceptor degeneration in transgenic mice expressing mutant rhodopsin

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
M I NaashH Ripps

Abstract

Mutations at various loci on the rhodopsin gene have been shown to cause autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (ADRP). One of the most common is a point mutation (P23H) near the N-terminus of the protein. The authors have studied the effects of light deprivation on the rate of degeneration in pigmented transgenic mice expressing the P23H mutation as well as two additional mutations near the N-terminus of opsin (V20G, P27L). Transgenic and normal littermates were reared in darkness or in cyclic light (approximately 7 foot-candle) for periods of 2, 4, or 6 months. Retinal structure and function were evaluated by electroretinography, retinal densitometry, light microscopy, and TUNEL labeling. Retinas of normal animals, whether reared in darkness or in cyclic light, had no structural or functional abnormalities. The rate of photoreceptor degeneration in dark-reared transgenic mice was significantly slower than in transgenic mice raised under cyclic light conditions. Differences between the two groups of animals were evident in the retinal histology, the electroretinographically determined sensitivity to photic stimulation, and the rhodopsin levels in the retina. TUNEL labeling of retinal wholemounts showed that cyclic light-reare...Continue Reading

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