Inducible nitric oxide synthase mediates retinal DNA damage in Goto-Kakizaki rat retina |
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Authors: | Izumi Yuasa Ning Ma Hisashi Matsubara Yoshihiro Fukui Yukitaka Uji |
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Affiliation: | Department of Ophthalmology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan, i-yama28@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp. |
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Abstract: | PURPOSE: To examine the nitrosative and oxidative DNA damage induced by 8-nitroguanine and 8-hydroxy-2-deoxy guanosine (8-OHdG), and to determine the role played by inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in damage to DNA in the retina of the Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat. METHODS: Experiments were performed on GK rats, an animal model of spontaneous type 2 diabetes without obesity or visible diabetic vascular lesions. Immunohistochemistry was used to determine the retinal distribution of 8-nitroguanine, 8-OHdG, and iNOS in GK rats and control rats. The change in the expression of 8-nitroguanine and 8-OHdG in GK rats was also determined following an intravitreal injection of 1400W, an inhibitor of iNOS activity. RESULTS: Immunohistochemical analysis showed that 8-nitroguanine and 8-OHdG were expressed strongly in the inner nuclear layer of GK retinas but only weakly in control retinas. This expression was correlated with an increase in the expression of iNOS in GK retinas, which was confirmed by the inhibition of iNOS activity by 1400W. CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrate that iNOS plays a crucial role in nitrosative and oxidative DNA damage in GK rats, suggesting a retinal neurotoxic role of nitric oxide and superoxide in diabetic retinas. |
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Keywords: | diabetes mellitus Goto-Kakizaki rat 8-hydroxy-2-deoxy guanosine inducible nitric oxide synthase 8-nitroguanine |
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