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2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Determination of neuro-protective effects of statin on the retinal injuries through activated glial cells.

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 22591973
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Ophthalmology
Research InstitutionOsaka Medical College

Principal Investigator

OKU Hidehiro  大阪医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (90177163)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAKAI Shinji  大阪医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (80288703)
FUKUHARA Masayuki  大阪医科大学, 医学部, 非常勤講師 (00238510)
OKUNO Takashi  大阪医科大学, 医学部, 非常勤講師 (20411366)
ISHIZAKI Eisuke  大阪医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (70530434)
KOBAYASHI Takatoshi  大阪医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (10567093)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) HARA Hideaki  岐阜薬科大学, 薬学部, 教授 (20381717)
Research Collaborator SUGIYAMA Tetsuya  大阪医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (20298764)
HORIE Taeko  大阪医科大学, 医学部, 研究助手
TONARI Masahiro  大阪医科大学, 医学部, 大学院生
MORISHITA Seita  大阪医科大学, 医学部, 大学院生
KURIMOTO Takuji  大阪医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (50388815)
Project Period (FY) 2010 – 2012
Keywordsスタチン / アストロサイト / CD68 / 視神経挫滅モデル / 網膜神経節細胞 / NFκ B
Research Abstract

We determined neuroprotective properties of systemic statin using optic nerve crush model of rats. There was an accumulation of CD68-positive cells at the crushed site, and the immunoreactivity to MCP-1 was intensified around the lesion. There was an increase in the mRNA levels of the CD68, MCP-1, TNF-α, etc. Systemic statin significantly depressed these inflammatory changes, and rescued the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) after the injury. Statin significantly reduced the NF-κB activation in cultured astrocytes. Thus, simvastatin may have protective roles on the RGCs possibly through suppression of astroglial NF-κB activation.

  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2013 2012 2011

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 7 results) Presentation (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Involvement of P2X(7) receptors in retinal ganglion cell death after optic nerve crush injury in rats.2013

    • Author(s)
      Kakurai K, Sugiyama T, Kurimoto T, Oku H, Ikeda T.
    • Journal Title

      Neurosci Lett.

      Volume: 534 Pages: 237-41

    • DOI

      doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2012.11.060.

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article]2012

    • Author(s)
      Shibata M, Sugiyama T, Kurimoto T, Oku H, Okuno T, Kobayashi T, Ikeda T.
    • Journal Title

      Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.

      Volume: 53 Pages: 3726-32

    • DOI

      doi:10.1167/iovs.11-9316.

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Blocking endothelin-B receptors rescues retinal ganglion cells from optic nerve injury through suppression of neuroinflammation.2012

    • Author(s)
      Tonari M, Kurimoto T, Horie T, Sugiyama T, Ikeda T, Oku H.
    • Journal Title

      Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.

      Volume: 53 Pages: 3490-500

    • DOI

      doi:10.1167/iovs.11-9415.

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Nitric oxide potentiates TNF-α-induced neurotoxicity through suppression of NF-κB.2012

    • Author(s)
      Nakaizumi A, Horie T, Kida T, Kurimoto T, Sugiyama T, Ikeda T, Oku H.
    • Journal Title

      Cell Mol Neurobiol.

      Volume: 32 Pages: 95-106

    • DOI

      doi:10.1007/s10571-011-9739-5.

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article]2011

    • Author(s)
      Shibata M, Sugiyama T, Hoshiga M, Hotchi J, Okuno T, Oku H, Hanafusa T, Ikeda T
    • Journal Title

      Exp Eye Res.

      Volume: 93 Pages: 818-24

    • DOI

      doi:10.1016/j.exer.2011.09.014.

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.2011

    • Author(s)
      Shibata M, Oku H, Sugiyama T, Kobayashi T, Tsujimoto M, Okuno T, Ikeda T.
    • Journal Title

      Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.

      Volume: 52 Pages: 2153-9

    • DOI

      doi:10.1167/iovs.10-6605.

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article]2011

    • Author(s)
      Sugiyama T, Shibata M, Kajiura S, Okuno T, Tonari M, Oku H, Ikeda T.
    • Journal Title

      Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.

      Volume: 52 Pages: 64-9

    • DOI

      doi: 10.1167/iovs.10-5265.

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Systemic simvastatin rescues death of retinal ganglion cells from optic nerve injury possibly through suppression of glial NF-κB activation.2013

    • Author(s)
      Morishita S, Oku H, Tonari M,Kida T, Horie T, Ikeda T. Association for
    • Organizer
      Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
    • Place of Presentation
      Seattle, USA.
    • Year and Date
      20130505-0509
  • [Presentation] ラット視神経傷害に対するstatin 全身投与の神経保護作用2012

    • Author(s)
      奥 英弘 ,栗本拓 治,戸成匡宏,堀江妙子,杉山哲也, 池 田 恒彦
    • Organizer
      日本眼科学会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      20120404-0408
  • [Presentation] ラット視神経傷害時のendothelin を介 した瘢痕形成とETB受容体遮断剤の神経保護作用.2011

    • Author(s)
      奥英弘 , 栗本拓治, 戸成匡宏,堀江妙子, 杉山哲也, 池田恒彦
    • Organizer
      日本眼科学会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      20110512-0515

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Published: 2014-08-29  

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