Dexamethasone inhibits expression of aquaporin-4 of non-pigmented ciliary epithelium in rabbit / 基础医学与临床

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the effects of dexamethasone(Dex) on expression of aquaporin-4(AQP4) in rabbit non-pigmented ciliary epithelium(NPCE).Methods To construct rabbit corticosteroid-induced glaucoma model and then compare the differences of AQP4 expression in NPCE with normal controls by immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence methods,as well as Western blot method.Results The immunohistochemistry results indicated that the AQP4 expression in NPCE of DEX group(OD=0.119?0.072) was suppressed(0.242?0.056)(P