期刊
EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH
卷 93, 期 4, 页码 548-555出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2011.06.023
关键词
apoptosis; chemokines; flavoproteins; mitochondrial dysfunction; monocytes; oxidative stress; neural retina; retinal pigment epithelium
资金
- NIH [EY09441, EY007003, EY019986]
- Research to Prevent Blindness
Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction occur before apoptosis in many retinal diseases. Under these conditions, a larger fraction of flavoproteins become oxidized and, when excited by blue-light, emit green flavoprotein fluorescence (FPF). In this study, we evaluated the utility of FPF as an early indicator of mitochondrial stress, pre-apoptotic cellular instability, and apoptosis of human retinal pigment epithelial (HRPE) cells subjected to hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) or monocytes (unstimulated or interferon-gamma-stimulated) in vitro and of freshly-isolated pieces of human and rat neural retina subjected to H(2)O(2) ex vivo. Increased FPF of HRPE cells exposed to H(2)O(2) correlated with reduced mitochondrial membrane potential (Delta Psi m) and increased apoptosis in a time- and dose-dependent manner. HRPE cells co-cultured with monocytes had increased FPF that correlated in a time-dependent manner with reduced Delta Psi m, increased apoptosis, and early expression of pro-inflammatory chemokines, interleukin-8 (11,8) and monocyte chemotactic factor-1 (MCP1), which are known to be induced by oxidative stress. Increased FPF, reduced Delta Psi m, and upregulation of IL8 and MCP1 occurred as early as 1-2 h after exposure to stressors, while apoptosis did not occur in HRPE cells until later time points. The antioxidant, N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), inhibited increased FPF and apoptosis of HRPE cells subjected to H(2)O(2). Increased FPF of human and rat neural retina also correlated with increased apoptosis. This study suggests that FPF is a useful measure of mitochondrial function in retinal cells and tissues and can detect early mitochondrial dysfunction that may precede apoptosis. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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