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  • Title: Early effects of high glucose in retinal tissue cultures Renin-Angiotensin system-dependent and -independent signaling.
    Author: Gaddini L, Villa M, Matteucci A, Mallozzi C, Petrucci TC, Di Stasi AM, Leo L, Malchiodi-Albedi F, Pricci F.
    Journal: Neurobiol Dis; 2009 Aug; 35(2):278-85. PubMed ID: 19481149.
    Abstract:
    The early effects of the diabetic milieu on retinal tissue and their relation to the Renin-Angiotensin system (RAS) activation are poorly known. Here we investigated RAS signaling in retinas explanted from adult rats exposed for 48 h to high glucose (HG), with or without the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitor enalaprilat, which blocks RAS. HG was observed to i) initiate a phosphotyrosine-dependent signaling cascade; ii) up-regulate Angiotensin(1) Receptor (AT(1)R); iii) activate src tyrosine kinase and increase phosphorylation of Pyk2, PLCgamma1 and ERK1/2; and iv) activate Akt and the transcription factor CREB. In the presence of enalaprilat, tyrosine phosphorylation signal and AT(1)R upregulation decreased and activation of PLCgamma1 and CREB reverted, showing their relation to RAS signaling. In line with Akt activation, no apoptosis or synapse degeneration was found. Müller glia was activated, but in a RAS-independent manner. Our results suggest that, in early phases of HG exposure, a pro-survival cell program may be induced in the retina.
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