Pigment epithelium-derived factor protects retinal ganglion cells from hypoxia-induced apoptosis by preventing mitochondrial dysfunction
Journal Title: International Journal of Ophthalmology - Year 2017, Vol 10, Issue 7
Abstract
"AIM: To investigate the potential of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) to protect the immortalized rat retinal ganglion cells-5 (RGC-5) exposed to CoCl2-induced chemical hypoxia. METHODS: After being differentiated with staurosporine (SS), RGC-5 cells were cultured in four conditions: control group cells cultured in Dulbecco 's modified eagle medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 100 μmol/mL streptomycin and penicillin (named as normal conditions); hypoxia group cells cultured in DMEM containing 300 μmol/mL CoCl2; cells in the group protected by PEDF were first pretreated with 100 ng/mL PEDF for 2h and then cultured in the same condition as hypoxia group cells; and PEDF group cells that were cultured in the presence of 100 ng/mL PEDF under normal conditions. The cell viability was assessed by MTT assay, the percentage of apoptotic cells was quantified using Annexin V-FITC apoptosis kit, and intra-cellar reactive oxygen species (ROS) was measured by dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) probe. The mitochondria-mediated apoptosis was also examined to further study the underlying mechanism of the protective effect of PEDF. The opening of mitochondrial permeability transition pores (mPTPs) and membrane potential (Δψm) were tested as cellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) level and glutathione (GSH). Also, the expression and distribution of Cyt C and apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) were observed. RESULTS: SS induced differentiation of RGC-5 cells resulting in elongation of their neurites and establishing contacts between outgrowths. Exposure to 300 μmol/mL CoCl2 triggered death of 30% of the total cells in cultures within 24h. At the same time, pretreatment with 100 ng/mL PEDF significantly suppressed the cell death induced by hypoxia (P<0.05). The apoptosis induced by treatment of CoCl2 was that induced cell death accompanied with increasing intra-cellar ROS and decreasing GSH and ATP level. PEDF pre-treatment suppressed these effects (P<0.05). Additionally, PEDF treatment inhibited the opening of mPTPs and suppressed decreasing of Δψm in RGC-5 cells, resulting in blocking of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. CONCLUSION: Pretreatment of RGC-5 cells with 100 ng/mL PEDF significantly decreases the extent of apoptosis. PEDF inhibits the opening of mPTPs and suppresses decreasing of Δψm. Moreover, PEDF also reduces ROS production and inhibits cellular ATP level’s reduction. Cyt C and AIF activation in PEDF-pretreated cultures are also reduced. These results demonstrate the potential for PEDF to protect RGCs against hypoxic damage in vitro by preventing mitochondrial dysfunction."
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Yuan He
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- DOI 10.18240/ijo.2017.07.05
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