βB2-Crystallin Promotes Axonal Regeneration in the Injured Optic Nerve in Adult Rats
βB2-Crystallin Promotes Axonal Regeneration in the Injured Optic Nerve in Adult Rats
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DOI:
10.3727/096368914x684583
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发表时间:
2015-01-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Thanos, Solon
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作者:
Boehm, Michael R. R.;Prokosch, Verena;Thanos, Solon
The purpose of the study was to further scrutinize the potential of beta B2-crystallin in supporting regeneration of injured retinal ganglion cell axons both in vitro and in vivo. Retinal explants obtained from animals after treatment either with lens injury (LI) alone or with combined LI 5 days or 3 days before or simultaneously with an optic nerve crush (ONC) were cultured for 96 h under regenerative conditions, and the regenerating axons were quantified and compared with untreated controls. These measurements were then repeated with LI replaced by intravitreal injections of y-crystallin and p-crystallin at 5 days before ONC. Finally, 332-crystallin-overexpressing transfected neural progenitor cells (beta B2-crystallin-NPCs) in the eye were studied after crushing the optic nerve in vivo. Regeneration was monitored with the aid of immunoblotting of the retina and optic nerve both distal and proximal to the lesion site, and this was compared with controls that received injections of phosphate buffer only. LI performed 5 days or 3 days before ONC significantly promoted axonal outgrowth in vitro (p