• Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Lu Zhou 646000, China;
Lyu Hongbin, Email: coulistlvhongbin@163.com
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Objective To investigate the cellular viability and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production of the Müller cells under high glucose condition, and explore the protection role of the 5,6-dihydrocyclopenta-1, 2-dithiole-3-thione (CPDT) on Müller cells. Methods Müller cells from Sprague Dawley rats were divided into 5 groups randomly, including 25 mmol/L normal glucose group (group A) and 65 mmol/L high glucose group (group B). High glucose group with 45, 60, 70 μmol/L CPDT and cultured them 72 hour was set as group C, D and E. Water soluble tetrazolium salt (WST)-8 was used to measure the cellular viability. Flow cytometry was used to measure the active oxygen and apoptosis index. The expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1), Bcl-2 and Bax protein were measured by Western blot. Results Compared with group A, the WST-8 showed that the viability of Müller cells apparently decreased in group B (t=39.59,P<0.05). Compared with the group B, the viability of Müller cells had changes in group C (t=0.97,P>0.05), but recovered in group D and E (t=−4.17, −7.52;P<0.05). Compared with group A, the FCM showed that the mitochondrial ROS levels was higher in group B (t=−30.99,P<0.05). Compared with group B, the mitochondrial ROS levels were decreased in group D (t=27.68,P<0.05). Compared with group A, Bax, Nrf2 and HO-1 increased (t=–11.03, –63.17, –11.44;P<0.05), while the bcl-2 decreased in group B (t=7.861,P<0.05). Compared with the group B, Nrf2, HO-1 and Bax decreased (t=15.11, 26.59, 6.27;P<0.05), while the bcl-2 increased in group D (t=−6.53,P<0.05). Conclusions Under the high glucose, CPDT may reduce the mitochondrial ROS levels and the expression of Nrf2, HO-1 and Bax protein of Müller cells. It may inhibit apoptosis through activating the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway and balancing of level of Bcl-2 protein and mitochondrial ROS.

Citation: Huang Qi, Tian Min, Zhou Qi, Lyu Hongbin. Effect of 5,6-dihydrocyclopenta-1, 2-dithiole-3-thione on Müller cells under the high glucose. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2017, 33(3): 290-294. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1015.2017.03.016 Copy

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