Photoreceptors Degenerate Through Pyroptosis After Experimental Retinal Detachment

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Xiaomeng LiXiaodong Sun

Abstract

Gasdermin D (GSDMD) is crucial in neuronal pyroptosis. GSDMD-N and GSDMD-C are two subdomains of the protein GSDMD. GSDMD-N is an executor of pyroptosis, and GSDMD-C has an inhibitory effect on pyroptotic cell death. This study evaluated the role of GSDMD in photoreceptor cell pyroptosis caused by retinal detachment (RD). RD models were established in rats, and GSDMD cleavage was detected by western blotting. The morphology of photoreceptors was assessed by transmission electron microscopy. Some rats were given subretinal injections of recombinant adeno-associated virus 2/8 (rAAV2/8)-GSDMD-C before RD surgery. We documented the expression of caspase-1 and GSDMD-N in retinas by western blot. Levels of IL-1β, TNF-α, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) were detected by quantitative RT-PCR. The membrane integrity of photoreceptors was evaluated by TOTO-3 iodide staining. Retinal function was measured by electroretinography, and the thickness of the outer nuclear layer was also recorded. We measured the activation of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), F4/80, and ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1 (Iba-1) by immunofluorescence. The cleavage of GSDMD peaked at 1 day after RD. The administration of rAAV2/8-GSDMD...Continue Reading

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BETA
PCR
confocal microscopy
electrophoresis
transmission electron microscopy
transfection

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