DAI Yan , CHEN Xiaoming , CHEN Xiaohu.
  • Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
Reperfusion injury; Retinal vessels; Cell death; Estrogens/physiology; Disease models, animal
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ObjectiveTo evaluate the protective effect of estrogen on survival of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) after transient retinal ischemia-reperfusion (RIR) in rats.MethodsRIR was induced in 60 ovariectomized adult rats (OVX) by increasing intraocular pressure via an intracameral catheter. All of the rats were divided into two groups randomly: in experimental group, the rats underwent a subcutaneous injection with 17β-estrodiol（100 μg/kg） 2 hours before retinal ischemia; and in the control group, saline water was injected correspondingly. The number of RGCs and the thickness of the inner retinal layers were mesured by HE staining method before and 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours after reperfusion. TdT-mediated biotin-dUTP nick end labelling (TUNEL) staining technique was used to examine the apoptosis of RGCs.ResultsTwenty-four and 48 hours after reperfusion, the number of apoptotic cells in experimental group was obvious lower than that in the control group(P lt;0.05), and the number of RGCs in experimental group was higher than that in the control group(P lt;0.05).ConclusionEstrogen can protect retinal neurons from transient RIR in ovariectomized rats.(Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis, 2005,21:177-179)

Citation： DAI Yan,CHEN Xiaoming,CHEN Xiaohu.. Protective effect of estrogen on rat′s retina injured by transient ischemia-reperfusion. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2005, 21(3): 177-179. doi: Copy