Heat Shock Protein 27 Injection Leads to Caspase Activation in the Visual Pathway and Retinal T-cell Response

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

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Pia Grotegut¹  Sabrina Reinehr¹  StephanieC. Joachim¹  H.Burkhard Dick¹  PhilippJohannes Hoerdemann¹  Nupur Gupta¹ 

[1] Experimental Eye Research Institute, University Eye Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, In der Schornau 23-25, 44892 Bochum, Germany;

关键词: glaucoma;    heat shock protein 27 (HSP27);    retinal ganglion cell degeneration;    apoptosis;    T-cells;    microglia;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms22020513

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) is one of the small molecular chaperones and is involved in many cell mechanisms. Besides the known protective and helpful functions of intracellular HSP27, very little is known about the mode of action of extracellular HSP27. In a previous study, we showed that intravitreal injection of HSP27 led to neuronal damage in the retina and optic nerve after 21 days. However, it was not clear which degenerative signaling pathways were induced by the injection. For this reason, the pathological mechanisms of intravitreal HSP27 injection after 14 days were investigated. Histological and RT-qPCR analyses revealed an increase in endogenous HSP27 in the retina and an activation of components of the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptosis pathway. In addition, an increase in nucleus factor-kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NFκB), as well as of microglia/macrophages and T-cells could be observed. In the optic nerve, however, only an increased apoptosis rate was detectable. Therefore, the activation of caspases and the induction of an incipient immune response seem to be the main triggers for retinal degeneration in this intravitreal HSP27 model.

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