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JCI Insight ; 4(15)2019 08 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31391341

RESUMO

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of central retinal vision loss worldwide, with an estimated 1 in 10 people over the age of 55 showing early signs of the condition. There are currently no forms of therapy available for the end stage of dry AMD, geographic atrophy (GA). Here, we show that the inner blood-retina barrier (iBRB) is highly dynamic and may play a contributory role in GA development. We have discovered that the gene CLDN5, which encodes claudin-5, a tight junction protein abundantly expressed at the iBRB, is regulated by BMAL1 and the circadian clock. Persistent suppression of claudin-5 expression in mice exposed to a cholesterol-enriched diet induced striking retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cell atrophy, and persistent targeted suppression of claudin-5 in the macular region of nonhuman primates induced RPE cell atrophy. Moreover, fundus fluorescein angiography in human and nonhuman primate subjects showed increased retinal vascular permeability in the evening compared with the morning. These findings implicate an inner retina-derived component in the early pathophysiological changes observed in AMD, and we suggest that restoring the integrity of the iBRB may represent a novel therapeutic target for the prevention and treatment of GA secondary to dry AMD.


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Fatores de Transcrição ARNTL/metabolismo , Barreira Hematorretiniana/patologia , Relógios Circadianos/fisiologia , Claudina-5/metabolismo , Atrofia Geográfica/patologia , Animais , Barreira Hematorretiniana/diagnóstico por imagem , Barreira Hematorretiniana/efeitos dos fármacos , Permeabilidade Capilar/efeitos dos fármacos , Permeabilidade Capilar/fisiologia , Chlorocebus aethiops , Claudina-5/genética , Dieta Hiperlipídica/efeitos adversos , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Angiofluoresceinografia , Fundo de Olho , Técnicas de Silenciamento de Genes , Atrofia Geográfica/tratamento farmacológico , Atrofia Geográfica/etiologia , Atrofia Geográfica/prevenção & controle , Voluntários Saudáveis , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Camundongos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Fotoperíodo , RNA Interferente Pequeno/metabolismo , Epitélio Pigmentado da Retina/efeitos dos fármacos , Epitélio Pigmentado da Retina/patologia
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Ecotoxicology ; 27(7): 900-907, 2018 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29802488

RESUMO

Imidacloprid is the most widely used of the nicotinoid insecticides, the fastest growing class of pesticides on the global market. Although less toxic to mammals and birds compared to organophosphates, nicotinoids have the potential to impact non-target invertebrates, especially through sublehal effects on behavior, physiology, reproduction, and development. We investigated the impact of sublethal doses of imidacloprid on the defensive responses of rusty crayfish Orconectes rusticus exposed to 0, 1, 10, and 100 µg•L-1 of imidacloprid for 10 days (n = 7 crayfish per treatment). Defensive behaviors were examined with the rod test, in which a glass rod was jabbed into the crayfish's container at a 90 degree angle from the bottom and about 0.5 cm directly in front of the crayfish. Crayfish responded to the rod aggressively with claw raising and pinching, neutrally (no response), or by backing or tail-flipping away. The frequency of neutral responses more than doubled after four days in the high (100 µg•L-1) group and after eight days in the low (1 µg•L-1) exposure group. Furthermore, most crayfish in the 100 µg•L-1 treatment were not able to right themselves within 30 s when placed on their backs. Several studies have reported concentrations of imidacloprid contamination in freshwater ecosystems that exceed this study's lowest exposure scenario, 1 µg•L-1. We therefore conclude that imidacloprid contamination reduces the defensive behaviors of crayfish, impairing their ability to survive in habitats where they play important ecological roles.


Assuntos
Comportamento Agonístico/efeitos dos fármacos , Astacoidea/efeitos dos fármacos , Inseticidas/toxicidade , Neonicotinoides/toxicidade , Nitrocompostos/toxicidade , Poluentes Químicos da Água/toxicidade , Animais , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Feminino , Masculino , Distribuição Aleatória
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