• Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Anhui Provincial Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, China;
孙晓东, Email: xiaoliuyu-079@163.com
Export PDF Favorites Scan Get Citation

Objective To observe the morphological characteristics of photoreceptor necroptosis in experimental retinal detachment, and explore the mechanism. Methods A total of 60 Sprague-Dawley male rats were included in this study. Retinal detachment were induced in the right eyes with 1% sodium hyaluronate (50 μl) injection (experimental group), while the left eyes received no treatment (control group). At 3 days after modeling, the morphological characteristics of photoreceptor cell were observed by electron microscopy. Cleaved Caspase 8 and phosphorylation receptor-interacting protein 1 (p-RIP1) were measured by Western blot and immunoprecipitation. Results At 3 days after modeling, photoreceptor necroptosis showed the following morphological features: chromatin condensation, severe vacuolation, early loss of plasma membrane integrity, and many autophagosomes. Western blot showed that the protein expression of cleaved Caspase 8 were 0.78±0.03, 0.06±0.01 in experimental group and control group respectively, which was significantly different (F=4 023.21, P < 0.05). Immunoprecipitation showed that the protein expression of p-RIP1 were 0.23±0.03, 0.14±0.02 in experimental group and control group respectively, which was significantly different (F=56.44, P < 0.05). Conclusions Photoreceptor necroptosis showed chromatin condensation, severe vacuolation, early loss of plasma membrane integrity, and many autophagosomes. Necroptosis activation was associated with the increase of RIP1 phosphorylation.

Citation: Dongkai, ZhouEnliang, ZhuZicheng. Photoreceptor necroptosis in experimental retinal detachment. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2014, 30(4): 378-380. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1015.2014.04.011 Copy

  • Previous Article

    Clinical features of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy
  • Next Article

    The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor, fibrogenic mediators and inflammatory mediators in the retinal pigment epithelium-choroid complex of mice with experimental subretinal fibrosis