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- Title
The Role of microRNAs Related to Apoptosis for N -Methyl-d-Aspartic Acid-Induced Neuronal Cell Death in the Murine Retina.
- Authors
Sone, Kohei; Mori, Asami; Sakamoto, Kenji; Nakahara, Tsutomu
- Abstract
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of acquired blindness and characterized by retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death. MicroRNAs are small noncoding RNAs that degrade their target mRNAs. Apoptosis is one of the common mechanisms leading to neuronal death in many neurodegenerative diseases, including glaucoma. In the present study, we identified microRNAs that modulate RGC death caused by the intravitreal injection of N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA). We found an upregulation of miR-29b and downregulation of miR-124 in the retina of the NMDA-injected eyes. The intravitreal injection of an miR-29b inhibitor 18 h before NMDA injection reduced RGC death and the downregulation of myeloid cell leukemia 1 (MCL-1), an anti-apoptotic factor, induced by intravitreal NMDA. The intravitreal injection of an miR-124 mimic 18 h before NMDA injection also reduced RGC death and the upregulation of B-cell/chronic lymphocytic leukemia lymphoma 2 (bcl-2)-associated X protein (Bax) and bcl-2 interacting protein (Bim), pro-apoptotic factors, induced by intravitreal NMDA. These data suggest that expressional changes in microRNA are involved in the excitotoxicity of RGCs, and that complement and/or inhibition of microRNA may be a potential therapeutic approach for the diseases related to the excitotoxicity of RGCs, such as glaucoma and retinal central artery occlusion.
- Subjects
RETINAL ganglion cells; CELL death; INTRAVITREAL injections; MICRORNA; RETINAL artery occlusion; RETINAL artery
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 2, p1106
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms25021106