Expression of Bcl-2 Protects against Photoreceptor Degeneration in retinal degeneration slow (rds) Mice
Expression of Bcl-2 Protects against Photoreceptor Degeneration in retinal degeneration slow (rds) Mice
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Bcl-2 的表达可防止视网膜变性慢 (rds) 小鼠的感光器变性
作者:
I. Nir;W. Kedzierski;Jeannie Chen;G. Travis
The retinal degeneration slow or rdsgene encodes rds/peripherin, an integral membrane glycoprotein in the outer segments of rod and cone photoreceptors. Mice homozygous for a null mutation in rds fail to develop outer segments and undergo subsequent degeneration of photoreceptors by the apoptotic pathway. Mutations in the human RDS gene are responsible for several forms of inherited blindness including autosomal-dominant retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration. Here, we examined the effects of ectopic Bcl-2 expression in transgenic photoreceptors on the rate of retinal degeneration in rds mutant mice. We observed an approximately twofold preservation of photoreceptors compared with nontransgenic rds mutant mice at 3 months. Immunoblot analysis showed similar levels of Bcl-2 in 2-, 3-, and 4-week-old transgenic mice. Expression of Bcl-2 in therds mouse did not lead to outer segment formation and did not induce cell death. These results suggest that Bcl-2 expression may be an effective therapeutic strategy in humans with mutations inRDS or other genes that affect the integrity of photoreceptor outer segments.
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影响因子:
4.4
作者:
M. Tso;Chang Zhang;A. Abler;Cheng‐Jong Chang;F. Wong;G. Chang;T. Lam
通讯作者:
M. Tso;Chang Zhang;A. Abler;Cheng‐Jong Chang;F. Wong;G. Chang;T. Lam
影响因子:
4.4
作者:
Nir,I;Papermaster,DS
通讯作者:
Papermaster,DS
DOI:
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发表时间:
1996-05
期刊:
Research communications in molecular pathology and pharmacology
影响因子:
--
作者:
A. Abler;Cheng‐Jong Chang;J. Ful;M. Tso;T. Lam
通讯作者:
A. Abler;Cheng‐Jong Chang;J. Ful;M. Tso;T. Lam
影响因子:
4.4
作者:
R. M. Joseph;T. Li
通讯作者:
R. M. Joseph;T. Li
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.91.3.974
发表时间:
1994-02-01
影响因子:
11.1
作者:
PORTERACAILLIAU, C;SUNG, CH;ADLER, R
通讯作者:
ADLER, R