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INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
卷 53, 期 10, 页码 6675-6681出版社
ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.12-9895
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- National Eye Institute [NIH EY018218]
- Fight for Sight
- Boston University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
- Massachusetts Lions Organization
PURPOSE. To determine connexin 43 (Cx43) localization in mitochondria and investigate the effects of high glucose (HG) on mitochondrial Cx43 (mtCx43) expression and whether altered mtCx43 channel activity is involved in promoting apoptosis in retinal endothelial cells. METHODS. MtCx43 localization was determined using immunostaining, green fluorescent protein (GFP)-tagged Cx43 followed by confocal imaging, and Western blot analysis using protein isolated from mitochondria of rat retinal endothelial cells (RRECs). To assess HG effects on mtCx43 expression, RRECs were grown in normal (5 mM) or HG (30 mM) medium for 7 days, and mtCx43 protein level assessed by Western blot analysis. To determine if mtCx43 channel inhibition affected mitochondrial morphology, RRECs grown sparsely were left untreated or treated with beta-glycerrhetinic acid (beta-GA), an inhibitor of connexin channels, and imaged using confocal microscopy. Additionally, mitochondria isolated from RRECs were treated with beta-GA, and cytochrome c release assessed by Western blot. RESULTS. Cx43 localization on the mitochondria of RRECs was confirmed with immunofluorescence staining using Cx43 antibody and GFP-tagged Cx43 imaged in live cells. Western blot analysis indicated that Cx43 was located primarily on the inner mitochondrial membrane, and mtCx43 protein level was significantly reduced in RRECs grown in HG condition. Treatment of RRECs with beta-GA significantly decreased mtCx43 phosphorylation, induced mitochondrial fragmentation, and isolated mitochondria treated with beta-GA showed increased cytochrome c release. CONCLUSIONS. HG-induced downregulation of mtCx43 protein resulting in decreased channel activity may promote mitochondrial morphology changes and cytochrome c release, suggesting a novel mechanism for hyperglycemia-induced apoptosis in diabetic retinopathy. (Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012;53:6675-6681) DOI:10.1167/iovs.12-9895
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