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Objective To analyze the application value of enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) in measuring the lamina cribrosa thickness(LCT) in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO).Methods The clinical data of 65 patients with unilateral BRVO treated in our hospital from September 2014 to March 2016 were selected as the observation group.The single healthy eyes of 40 healthy individuals who received physical examination in the hospital during the same period were selected as the control group.The changes of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness,LCT,central corneal thickness,axial length,transverse diameter of optic disc,vertical diameter of optic disc,diopter and extent of visual field defect in the two groups were determined by EDI-OCT.Results There was no significant difference in the central corneal thickness,axial length,transverse diameter of optic disc,vertical diameter of optic disc and diopter between the two groups (all P ＞ 0.05).LCT of different regions of optic disc in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (all P ＜ 0.05).The range of visual field defects in the observation group was larger than that in the control group,and the RNFL thickness was lower than that in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).LCT was positively correlated with the thickness of whole RNFL in patients with BRVO,and was negatively correlated with the visual field defects (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion EDI-OCT is an effective means for measuring LCT.LCT of patients with glaucoma BRVO is thinner than that of normal healthy people,and LCT is positively correlated with RNFL.thickness,and negatively correlated with visual field defects.
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Objective To observe the effects of the bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) on the expression of neurotrophic factor protein gene in the retinal detachment (RD) rabbits.Methods 60 healthy rabbits were randomly divided into control group (group A),retinal detachment with PBS group (group B),retinal detachment with BMSCs group (group C),20 rabbits in each group.RD model were established for rabbits in group B and C.10 μl PBS was injected into the subretinal space of rabbits in group B,while 10 μl CM-Dil labeled BMSC PBS was injected into subretinal space of rabbits in group C.The rabbits in the group A received no treatment.At 1,2 and 4 weeks after modeling,the mRNA expression of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF),brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) were measured by real-time quantitative PCR.Results At 1,2 and 4 weeks after modeling,the mRNA expression of bFGF,BDNF,CNTF on retinal tissue were increased significantly in group C as compared with group A and B (P＜0.01).At 1 week after modeling,the mRNA expression of bFGF and CNTF on retinal tissue were increased significantly in group B as compared with group A,the mRNA expression of BDNF on retinal tissue in group B was similar with group C.At 2 and 4 weeks after modeling,the mRNA expression of bFGF,BDNF,CNTF were decreased in group B as compared with group A.Conclusion Subretinal transplantation of BMSC can increase the mRNA expression of bFGF,BDNF and CNTF on retinal tissue in RD rabbits.
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Background Our previous study demonstrated that microglial activation is closely associated with photoreceptor apoptosis in rd mice.Recent studies on central nervous system (CNS) showed that activation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase plays a key role in the microglia activation and neural cell death.However,the mechanism of NADPH oxidase during the retinal degeneration and the effect of NADPH oxidase inhibitor on photoreceptor apoptosis are concerned.Objective The aim of this study was to further explore the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by NADPH oxidase in the retinal degenerative process of rd mice and protection of NADPH oxidase inhibitor on photoreceptors.Methods Sixty rd mice at postnatal day 9 (P9) were randomized into the experimental group and the control group by throwing coins method.Apocynin,a NADPH oxidase inhibitor,was intraperitoneally injected in the dose of 10 mg/kg (0.01 ml/kg) once daily for 5 days (P13) in the experimental group,and the equal amount of PBS was used in the same way in the control group,and 10 C57BL/6N mice without injection of any drugs served as the wild type mice group.All the mice were sacrificed in P14 for the preparation of retinal sections.The expression of ROS in the retina was detected by dihydroethidium (DHE) fluorescence staining.Expression level of rhodopsin mRNA in the photoreceptor of the mice was determined by real-time PCR,and the thickness of retinal outer nuclear layer (ONL) in the mice of the experimental group and the control group was measured using hematoxylin & eosin staining.The use and care of the animals complied with the Statement of Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.Results DHE staining showed that the ROS presented with the red fluorescence in the mouse retinas.In the rd mice of the experimental group,the ROS fluorescence intensity was dramatically enhanced in comparison with C57BL/6N mice,but weakened in comparison with the rd mice of the control group.Real-time PCR revealed that the relative expressing level of rhodopsin mRNA in the photoreceptor was (4.21±0.33) in the experimental group and (0.93±0.24) in the control group,showing a significant difference between them (t =2.360,P =0.000).The thickness value of retinal ONL was (35.95±1.63)μm in the mice of the experimental group,which was significantly higher than that in the mice of the control group ([23.17±1.38] μm) (t=3.850,P=0.016).Conclusions In the retinal degeneration of rd mice,activation of NADPH oxidase increases the ROS production.Apocynin can slow the apoptosis procedure of photoreceptor cells of rd mice.
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Objective To investigate the role of ephrin A genes in the development of oxygen-induced retinal neovascularization (OIR) in mice. Methods The OIR model was established by oxygen induction in new born C57BL/6J mice. Reversed transcript - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to measure the expression levels of ephrin A1-A5 in retinas of mice in experimental and normal control group. Results All of the ephrin A family genes expressed in normal retinas. Ephrin A1 mRNA was significantly higher in OIR group (t= 3.19, P = 0. 019); ephrin A2 mRN A was higher in the 15-day-old OIR retinas (t= 3. 71,P=0. 033) ; ephrin A3-A5 mRNA decreased or disappeared in 12- and 13-day-old RNV mice, and increased in 15-day-old OIR mice. Conclusion Ephrin A genes are involved in the development of retina and OIR.