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Immunocytochemical characterization of quisqualic acid- and N-methyl-D-aspartate-induced excitotoxicity in the retina of chicks

✍ Scribed by Fischer, Andy J.; Pickett Seltner, Ruth L.; Poon, Johnny; Stell, William K.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
882 KB
Volume
393
Category
Article
ISSN
0021-9967

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✦ Synopsis

A single, large dose of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) or quisqualic acid (QA) injected into the chick eye has been shown previously to destroy many retinal amacrine cells and to induce excessive ocular growth accompanied by myopia. The purpose of this study was to identify distinct populations of retinal cells, particularly those believed to be involved in regulating ocular growth, that are sensitive to NMDA or QA. Two µmol of NMDA or 0.2 µmol of QA were injected unilaterally into eyes of 7-day-old chicks, and retinas were prepared for observation 1, 3, or 7 days later. Retinal neurons were identified by using immunocytochemistry, and cells containing fragmented DNA were identified by 3Ј-nick-end labelling in frozen sections. NMDA and QA destroyed many amacrine cells, including those immunoreactive for vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, Met-enkephalin, and choline acetyltransferase, but they had little effect upon tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive cells. Other cells affected by both QA and NMDA included those immunoreactive for glutamic acid decarboxylase, ␥-aminobutyric acid, parvalbumin, serotonin, and aminohydroxy methylisoxazole propionic acid (AMPA) receptor subunits GluR1 and GluR2/3. Cells largely unaffected by QA or NMDA included bipolar cells immunoreactive for protein kinase C (␣ and ␤ isoforms) and amacrine cells immunoreactive for glucagon. DNA fragmentation was detected maximally in many amacrine cells and in some bipolar cells 1 day after exposure to QA or NMDA. We propose that excitotoxicity caused by QA and NMDA induces apoptosis in specific populations of amacrine cells and that these actions are responsible for the ocular growth-specific effects of QA and NMDA reported elsewhere.

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