Retinal-glia ischemia and inflammation induced by chronic stress: The SABPA study
Retinal-glia ischemia and inflammation induced by chronic stress: The SABPA study
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10.1016/j.bbih.2019.100027
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2019-12-17
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Malan NT
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Malan L;Hamer M;von Känel R;van Wyk RD;Wentzel A;Steyn HS;van Vuuren P;Malan NT
Psychobiological processes linking stress and vascular diseases remain poorly understood. The retina and the brain share a common embryonic-diencephalon origin and blood-barrier physiology e.g. ongoing ischemia facilitates S100B release with astrocytic activity and glial-fibrillary-acidic-protein expression (GFAP). However, GFAP decreases revealed astrocyte pathology in the prefrontal cortex of depression/suicide cases; and might be a key mechanism in stress – disease pathways. A chronic emotional stress phenotype independent of age, ethnicity or sex was used to stratify the current prospective cohort (N = 359; aged 46 ± 9 years) into Stress (N = 236) and no-Stress groups (N = 123). Prospective data for glia ischemia risk markers were obtained, including 24 h BP, fasting S100B, GFAP, HbA1C and tumor-necrosis-factor-α (TNF-α). At 3-yr follow-up: diastolic-ocular-perfusion-pressure (indicating hypo-perfusion risk) was measured and retinal vessel calibers were quantified from digital images in the mydriatic eye. Higher hypertension (75% vs. 16%), diabetes (13% vs. 0%) and retinopathy (57% vs. 45%) prevalence was observed in Stress compared to no-Stress individuals. Stressed individuals had consistently raised S100B, TNF-α, HbA1C and higher diastolic-ocular-perfusion-pressure, but decreases in GFAP and GFAP:S100B. Furthermore stroke risk markers, arterial narrowing and venous widening were associated with consistently raised S100B, GFAP:S100B (p = 0.060), TNF-α and higher diastolic-ocular-perfusion-pressure [Adj. R2 0.39–0.41, p ≤ 0.05]. No retinal-glia associations were evident in the no-Stress group. Retinal-glia ischemia and inflammation was induced by chronic stress. Persistent higher inflammation and S100B with GFAP decreases further reflected stress-induced astrocyte pathology in the human retina. It is recommended to increase awareness on chronic stress and susceptibility for brain ischemia. Hypertension, retinopathy and perfusion deficits are enhanced in chronic stressed individuals. Stress-induced ischemia facilitated consistent S100B and TNF-α release but GFAP decreases. Retinal arterial narrowing and venous widening reflected ischemia and endothelial dysfunction. Stress-induced astrocyte ischemia pathology was evident in the human retina. It is recommended to increase awareness on chronic stress and susceptibility for brain ischemia.