Retinal neurodegeneration in the DBA/2J mouse-a model for ocular hypertension. 2004

Frank Schuettauf, and Robert Rejdak, and Michal Walski, and Malgorzata Frontczak-Baniewicz, and Michael Voelker, and Georgios Blatsios, and Kei Shinoda, and Zbigniew Zagorski, and Eberhart Zrenner, and Pawel Grieb
Experimental Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital, Roentgenweg 11, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany. fschuettauf@uni-tuebingen.de

Mice of the DBA/2J strain spontaneously develop complex ocular abnormalities, including glaucomatous loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGC). In the present study ultrastructural features of retinal neurodegeneration in DBA/2J mice of different age (3, 6, 8 and 11 months) are described. By 3 months, RGC apoptosis characterized by electron-dense karioplasm and cytoplasm of ganglion cells was observed. The occurrence of apoptotic ganglion cells peaked at the age of 6 months. Past this age, necrosis characterized by swelling and electron-rare cytoplasm appeared to be the prevailing form of cell death. Müller glia activation increased with age, but there were no signs of leukocyte infiltration. At 8 and 11 months, signs of neoangiogenesis were found both at the ultrastructural level and in clinical examinations. In these older animals myelin-like bodies, most probably representing the intracellular aggregates of phospholipids in irreversibly injured cells, were also seen. Photoreceptor cells were not affected at any age. Our observations suggest that retinal degeneration in the DBA/2J mice does not involve recruitment of blood-borne inflammatory/phagocytosing cells, and that apoptosis is gradually replaced by necrosis as the predominant pathway of RGC death. Retinal degeneration in 3- to 11-month-old DBA/2J mice partially resembles human pigment dispersion syndrome and pigmentary glaucoma with characteristic anterior segment changes and elevation of intraocular pressure. However, neovasculogenesis and myelin-like bodies are observed during aging. Therefore, the DBA/2J model requires judicious interpretation as a glaucoma model.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008815 Mice, Inbred Strains Genetically identical individuals developed from brother and sister matings which have been carried out for twenty or more generations, or by parent x offspring matings carried out with certain restrictions. All animals within an inbred strain trace back to a common ancestor in the twentieth generation. Inbred Mouse Strains,Inbred Strain of Mice,Inbred Strain of Mouse,Inbred Strains of Mice,Mouse, Inbred Strain,Inbred Mouse Strain,Mouse Inbred Strain,Mouse Inbred Strains,Mouse Strain, Inbred,Mouse Strains, Inbred,Strain, Inbred Mouse,Strains, Inbred Mouse
D008817 Mice, Mutant Strains Mice bearing mutant genes which are phenotypically expressed in the animals. Mouse, Mutant Strain,Mutant Mouse Strain,Mutant Strain of Mouse,Mutant Strains of Mice,Mice Mutant Strain,Mice Mutant Strains,Mouse Mutant Strain,Mouse Mutant Strains,Mouse Strain, Mutant,Mouse Strains, Mutant,Mutant Mouse Strains,Mutant Strain Mouse,Mutant Strains Mice,Strain Mouse, Mutant,Strain, Mutant Mouse,Strains Mice, Mutant,Strains, Mutant Mouse
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D009457 Neuroglia The non-neuronal cells of the nervous system. They not only provide physical support, but also respond to injury, regulate the ionic and chemical composition of the extracellular milieu, participate in the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER, form the myelin insulation of nervous pathways, guide neuronal migration during development, and exchange metabolites with neurons. Neuroglia have high-affinity transmitter uptake systems, voltage-dependent and transmitter-gated ion channels, and can release transmitters, but their role in signaling (as in many other functions) is unclear. Bergmann Glia,Bergmann Glia Cells,Bergmann Glial Cells,Glia,Glia Cells,Satellite Glia,Satellite Glia Cells,Satellite Glial Cells,Glial Cells,Neuroglial Cells,Bergmann Glia Cell,Bergmann Glial Cell,Cell, Bergmann Glia,Cell, Bergmann Glial,Cell, Glia,Cell, Glial,Cell, Neuroglial,Cell, Satellite Glia,Cell, Satellite Glial,Glia Cell,Glia Cell, Bergmann,Glia Cell, Satellite,Glia, Bergmann,Glia, Satellite,Glial Cell,Glial Cell, Bergmann,Glial Cell, Satellite,Glias,Neuroglial Cell,Neuroglias,Satellite Glia Cell,Satellite Glial Cell,Satellite Glias
D009474 Neurons The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM. Nerve Cells,Cell, Nerve,Cells, Nerve,Nerve Cell,Neuron
D009798 Ocular Hypertension A condition in which the intraocular pressure is elevated above normal and which may lead to glaucoma. Glaucoma, Suspect,Hypertension, Ocular,Glaucomas, Suspect,Hypertensions, Ocular,Ocular Hypertensions,Suspect Glaucoma,Suspect Glaucomas
D012160 Retina The ten-layered nervous tissue membrane of the eye. It is continuous with the OPTIC NERVE and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain. Its outer surface is in contact with the CHOROID and the inner surface with the VITREOUS BODY. The outer-most layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent. Ora Serrata
D012162 Retinal Degeneration A retrogressive pathological change in the retina, focal or generalized, caused by genetic defects, inflammation, trauma, vascular disease, or aging. Degeneration affecting predominantly the macula lutea of the retina is MACULAR DEGENERATION. (Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p304) Degeneration, Retinal,Degenerations, Retinal,Retinal Degenerations
D004195 Disease Models, Animal Naturally-occurring or experimentally-induced animal diseases with pathological processes analogous to human diseases. Animal Disease Model,Animal Disease Models,Disease Model, Animal
D005260 Female Females

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