JIAN Qian,XU Hai-wei,XIE Han-ping,YIN Zheng-qin.Shh/Ptc pathway and retinal stem cells in proliferating marginal region of RCS rats during development of retinitis pigmentosa[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2009,31(11):997-1001.
JIAN Qian,XU Hai-wei,XIE Han-ping,YIN Zheng-qin.Shh/Ptc pathway and retinal stem cells in proliferating marginal region of RCS rats during development of retinitis pigmentosa[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2009,31(11):997-1001.DOI:
Shh/Ptc pathway and retinal stem cells in proliferating marginal region of RCS rats during development of retinitis pigmentosa
Objective To observe the relationship of activation of retinal cells in the proliferating marginal region of Royal College of Surgeon’s rats (RCS rats
an animal model for inherited retinal degeneration)
and the expressional changes of sonic hedgehog-patched (Shh/Ptc) signaling during development of retinitis pigmentosa. Methods Totally 28 RCS rats were divided into 4 groups randomly
that is
postnatal day (PND) 15
30
60 and 90 group according to the severity of degeneration (in each group
4 rats for immunofluorescence staining and the left 3 for PCR analysis). Age-matched Long-Evan’s rats without retinal degeneration served as controls. The thickness of outer nuclear layer (ONL) was detected by using DAPI immunofluorescence staining. Ki67
a proliferating marker was detected using immunofluorescence staining
and positive cells were counted per counting-field in the proliferating marginal region of the retinal. mRNA expressions of Shh
Ptc1
Smo and Gli1 in Shh/Ptc signaling pathway were detected by fluorescent quantitation PCR. Results Compared with age-matched Long-Evan’s rats
the thickness of ONL of RCS rats had been decreased with aging since PND 15
and almost disappeared at PND 90 RCS rats. There were more Ki67 positive cells at PND 30 and PND 60 RCS rats than in age-matched Long-Evan’s rats (P0.05); compared with PND 15
PND 30 and PND 90 RCS rats
the positive cells at PND 60 RCS rats were increased markedly (P0.01). mRNA levels of Shh
Ptc1
Smo and Gli1 in Shh/Ptc signaling pathway were upregulated at PND 60 RCS rats compared with PND 15
PND 30
PND 90 RCS rats and age-matched Long-Evan’s rats. Conclusion Retinal cells are activated to proliferate at the proliferating marginal region within a short time in the retinal of RCS rats at PND 60
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