IL-18 and S100A12 Are Upregulated in Experimental Central Retinal Vein Occlusion

Lasse Jørgensen Cehofski, Anders Kruse, Svend Kirkeby, Alexander Nørgård Alsing, Jonas Ellegaard Nielsen, Kentaro Kojima, Bent Honoré, Henrik Vorum

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Abstract

Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a common retinal vascular disease. RVO may be complicated by pronounced ischemia that often leads to severe loss of visual function. The present work aimed at studying the retinal proteome of RVO complicated by ischemia. In six Danish Landrace pigs RVO was induced with argon laser in the right eye of each animal. As four retinal veins were occluded, the RVO best corresponded to a central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). Left control eyes received a similar laser treatment without inducing occlusion. RVO and retinal ischemia were verified by angiography. The retinas were collected 15 days after RVO for proteomic analysis. RVO resulted in a downregulation of proteins involved in visual perception, including rhodopsin, transducin alpha chain, and peripherin-2. RVO also caused a downregulation of proteins involved in neurotransmitter transport, including glutamate decarboxylase 1 (GAD1), glutamate decarboxylase 2 (GAD2), and complexins 2⁻4. RVO lead to increased contents of proteins involved in inflammation, including interleukin-18 (IL-18), S100A12, and annexin A1 (ANXA1). Immunohistochemistry revealed a general retinal upregulation of IL-18 and ANXA1 while S100A12 was highly abundant in retinal ganglion cells in RVO. IL-18 and S100A12 are likely to be driving forces in the inflammatory response of RVO complicated by ischemia. Our findings also suggest that RVO results in compromised neurotransmission and a downregulation of proteins involved in visual perception.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3328
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume19
Issue number11
Number of pages17
ISSN1661-6596
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Oct 2018

Keywords

  • IL-18
  • S100A12
  • annexin
  • complexin
  • interleukin
  • mass spectrometry
  • proteomics
  • retina
  • retinal vein occlusion

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