期刊
EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH
卷 120, 期 -, 页码 175-185出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2014.01.019
关键词
neurodegeneration; retinitis pigmentosa; P23H; apoptosis; electroretinography; immunohistochemistry; confocal microscopy
资金
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [BFU2012-36845-FEDER]
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (RETICS) [RD12/0034/0010]
- Universidad de Alicante [UA2010-48536273]
- Organizacion Nacional de Ciegos Espanoles (ONCE)
Cannabinoids have been demonstrated to exert neuroprotective effects on different types of neuronal insults. Here we have addressed the therapeutic potential of the synthetic cannabinoid HU210 on photoreceptor degeneration, synaptic connectivity and functional activity of the retina in the transgenic P23H rat, an animal model for autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RP). In P23H rats administered with HU210 (100 mu g/kg, i.p.) from P24 to P90, ERG recordings showed an amelioration of vision loss, as compared to vehicle-administered animals. Under scotopic conditions, the maximum a-wave amplitudes recorded at P60 and P90 were higher in HU210-treated animals, as compared to the values obtained in untreated animals. The scotopic b-waves were significantly higher in treated animals than in untreated rats at P30, P60 and P90. This attenuation of visual deterioration correlated with a delay in photoreceptor degeneration and the preservation of retinal cytoarchitecture. HU210-treated animals had 40% more photoreceptors than untreated animals. Presynaptic and postsynaptic elements, as well as the synaptic contacts between photoreceptors and bipolar or horizontal cells, were also preserved in HU210-treated P23H rats. These results indicate that HU210 preserves cone and rod structure and function, together with their contacts with postsynaptic neurons, in P23H rats. These data suggest that cannabinoids are potentially useful to delay retinal degeneration in RP patients. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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