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Article: Expression of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase in the retina of postnatal golden hamsters deprived of light stimulation

TitleExpression of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase in the retina of postnatal golden hamsters deprived of light stimulation
Authors
KeywordsAmacrine cell
Hamsters
NADPH-diaphorase
Nitric oxide synthase
Visual deprivation
Issue Date2006
PublisherElsevier Ireland Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/neulet
Citation
Neuroscience Letters, 2006, v. 405 n. 1-2, p. 74-78 How to Cite?
AbstractNicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate-Diaphorase (NADPH-d) expressing neurons in the retina of golden hamsters have been identified to be a subset of amacrine cells that provide a major source of Nitric Oxide (NO) in retina. This subset of amacrine cells in mouse retina was recently proved to contain the circadian clock gene Per1 (D.Q. Zhang, T. Zhou, G.X. Ruan, D.G. McMahon, Circadian rhythm of Period 1 clock gene expression in NOS amacrine cells of the mouse retina, Brain Res., 1050 (2005) 101-109). However, it remains unknown whether these clock-related NADPH-d amacrine cells can be regulated by light stimulation and thus synchronized to ambient day/night cycle. A previous study has reported that NADPH-d expressing amacrine cells in postnatal hamsters exhibited a surge after eye-opening (D. Tay, Y.C. Diao, Y.M. Xiao, K.F. So, Postnatal development of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase-positive neurons in the retina of the golden hamster, J. Comp. Neurol., 446 (2002) 342-348) suggesting a possible effect of light on the NADPH-d amacrine cells. In order to further reveal the relationship between NADPH-d amacrine cells and light stimulation, the present study focuses on the changes of the expression of NADPH-d in the retina of postnatal hamsters reared in completely deprived light conditions. Prior to eye opening, P12 hamster pups were subjected to either bilateral eyelid suturing or dark rearing. On P28 a subgroup of light deprived hamsters was returned to lighting conditions and the expression of NADPH-d activities in the retina was assessed. In hamsters reared in the 12:12 light-dark cycle, the number of NADPH-d amacrine cells in the ganglion cell layer (GCL) increased right after eye-opening and reached the adult level gradually. However, hamsters subjected to both bilateral eyelid suturing and dark rearing, the number of NADPH-d amacrine cells in GCL was maintained at a low level but increased again upon returning to the 12:12 light-dark condition. In contrast, the number of NADPH-d expressing amacrine cells in the inner nuclear layer (INL) remained low and unaltered regardless of the lighting environment. This study demonstrates that there are two subpopulations of NADPH-d expressing amacrine cells with respect to different locations in the retina of hamsters. Different from those in INL, the NADPH-d amacrine cells in GCL of postnatal hamsters are dependent on the lighting environment implicating that these clock-related amacrine cells and the production of NO might be under a modulation of light stimulation. © 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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dc.contributor.authorChen, Ben_HK
dc.contributor.authorSo, KFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYu, Een_HK
dc.contributor.authorTay, DKCen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T05:55:11Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T05:55:11Z-
dc.date.issued2006en_HK
dc.identifier.citationNeuroscience Letters, 2006, v. 405 n. 1-2, p. 74-78en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0304-3940en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/67443-
dc.description.abstractNicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate-Diaphorase (NADPH-d) expressing neurons in the retina of golden hamsters have been identified to be a subset of amacrine cells that provide a major source of Nitric Oxide (NO) in retina. This subset of amacrine cells in mouse retina was recently proved to contain the circadian clock gene Per1 (D.Q. Zhang, T. Zhou, G.X. Ruan, D.G. McMahon, Circadian rhythm of Period 1 clock gene expression in NOS amacrine cells of the mouse retina, Brain Res., 1050 (2005) 101-109). However, it remains unknown whether these clock-related NADPH-d amacrine cells can be regulated by light stimulation and thus synchronized to ambient day/night cycle. A previous study has reported that NADPH-d expressing amacrine cells in postnatal hamsters exhibited a surge after eye-opening (D. Tay, Y.C. Diao, Y.M. Xiao, K.F. So, Postnatal development of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase-positive neurons in the retina of the golden hamster, J. Comp. Neurol., 446 (2002) 342-348) suggesting a possible effect of light on the NADPH-d amacrine cells. In order to further reveal the relationship between NADPH-d amacrine cells and light stimulation, the present study focuses on the changes of the expression of NADPH-d in the retina of postnatal hamsters reared in completely deprived light conditions. Prior to eye opening, P12 hamster pups were subjected to either bilateral eyelid suturing or dark rearing. On P28 a subgroup of light deprived hamsters was returned to lighting conditions and the expression of NADPH-d activities in the retina was assessed. In hamsters reared in the 12:12 light-dark cycle, the number of NADPH-d amacrine cells in the ganglion cell layer (GCL) increased right after eye-opening and reached the adult level gradually. However, hamsters subjected to both bilateral eyelid suturing and dark rearing, the number of NADPH-d amacrine cells in GCL was maintained at a low level but increased again upon returning to the 12:12 light-dark condition. In contrast, the number of NADPH-d expressing amacrine cells in the inner nuclear layer (INL) remained low and unaltered regardless of the lighting environment. This study demonstrates that there are two subpopulations of NADPH-d expressing amacrine cells with respect to different locations in the retina of hamsters. Different from those in INL, the NADPH-d amacrine cells in GCL of postnatal hamsters are dependent on the lighting environment implicating that these clock-related amacrine cells and the production of NO might be under a modulation of light stimulation. © 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherElsevier Ireland Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/neuleten_HK
dc.relation.ispartofNeuroscience Lettersen_HK
dc.rightsNeuroscience Letters. Copyright © Elsevier Ireland Ltd.en_HK
dc.subjectAmacrine cell-
dc.subjectHamsters-
dc.subjectNADPH-diaphorase-
dc.subjectNitric oxide synthase-
dc.subjectVisual deprivation-
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_HK
dc.subject.meshAnimals, Newbornen_HK
dc.subject.meshCricetinaeen_HK
dc.subject.meshDarknessen_HK
dc.subject.meshLighten_HK
dc.subject.meshMesocricetusen_HK
dc.subject.meshNADPH Dehydrogenase - biosynthesisen_HK
dc.subject.meshPhotic Stimulationen_HK
dc.subject.meshRetina - growth & development - metabolism - radiation effectsen_HK
dc.subject.meshSensory Deprivationen_HK
dc.titleExpression of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase in the retina of postnatal golden hamsters deprived of light stimulationen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=0304-3940&volume=405&spage=74&epage=78&date=2006&atitle=Expression+of+nicotinamide+adenine+dinucleotide+phosphate-diaphorase+in+the+retina+of+postnatal+golden+hamsters+deprived+of+light+stimulationen_HK
dc.identifier.emailSo, KF:hrmaskf@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.neulet.2006.06.042en_HK
dc.identifier.pmid16854523-
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dc.identifier.volume405en_HK
dc.identifier.issue1-2en_HK
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