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Cytochemical Alterations in the Rat Retina by LPS Administration

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LPS-induced inflammation and changes in protein phosphorylation and the JAK-STAT pathway accompanying glial activation after LPS treatment, were followed by analyzing secreted proinflammatory cytokine levels. The administration of LPS caused tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT3 in retinae and induced glial fibrillary acidic protein. (GFAP) from the nerve fiber layer to the ganglion cell layer. Our results suggest that the LPS-induced activation of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway may play a key role in the induction of astrogliosis. However, no significant increase in vimentin, OX-42 or inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expressions were observed after LPS administration.

Sphingosine kinase catalyzes the conversion of sphingosine to sphingosine-1–phosphate (So-1-P), a sphingolipid metabolite that plays important roles in angiogenesis, inflammation, and cell growth. In the present study, it was found that sphingolipid metabolite levels were elevated in the serum and retinae of LPS-injected rats. To further investigate the chronic effect of increased So-1-P in the retina, So-1-P was infused intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) into rats using an osmotic minipump at 100 pmol/10 μl h-1 for 7 days, and was found to increase retinal GFAP expression. These observations suggest that LPS induces the activation of retinal astrocytes via JAK2/STAT3 and that LPS affects So-1-P generation. Our findings also suggest that elevated So-1-P in the retina and/or in serum could induce cytochemical alterations in LPS treated or inflamed retinae.

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This work was supported by a KOSEF brain Neurobiology Grant (2006).

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Jang, S., Lee, JH., Choi, KR. et al. Cytochemical Alterations in the Rat Retina by LPS Administration. Neurochem Res 32, 1–10 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-006-9215-7

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