Under stress, the absence of intermediate filaments from Müller cells in the retina has structural and functional consequences

Journal of Cell Science
Andrea LundkvistMilos Pekny

Abstract

In epithelial and muscle cells, intermediate filaments (IFs) are important for resistance to mechanical stress. The aim of this study was to elucidate whether IFs are also important for providing resistance to mechanical stress in the Müller cells of the retina and whether this has any pathophysiological consequences. We used mice deficient in IF proteins glial fibrillary acidic protein and/or vimentin (GFAP(-/-), Vim(-/-) and GFAP(-/-) Vim(-/-)), and stress on the retina was applied by excision of the eyes immediately post mortem (compared with in situ fixation) or by inducing a neovascular response to oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR). The structure of unchallenged retinas was normal, but mechanical stress caused local separation of the inner limiting membrane (ILM) and adjacent tissue from the rest of the retina in GFAP(-/-) Vim(-/-) mice and, to a lesser extent, in Vim(-/-) mice. This detachment occurred within the endfeet of Müller cells, structures normally rich in IFs but IF-free in GFAP(-/-) Vim(-/-) mice. Hypoxia-induced neovascularization was comparable in all groups of mice with respect to the retinal surface area occupied by new vessels. However, the vessels traversed the ILM and penetrated the vitreous body less fre...Continue Reading

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