TY - JOUR
T1 - Corticosteroids Enhance S-Antigen Expression in Nonretinal Ocular Tissues of Rats with Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis
AU - Li, Qian
AU - Abe, Toshiaki
AU - Kikuchi, Takanobu
AU - Nussenblatt, Robert B.
AU - Shinohara, Toshimichi
AU - Chan, Chi Chao
PY - 1994/2
Y1 - 1994/2
N2 - S-antigen (S-Ag), a major protein on the retinal photoreceptor cell, can induce experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU). We have previously detected S-Ag and its mRNA in irises of chronic uveitis patients receiving long-term steroid therapy. To further investigate the effect of steroid therapy on ocular tissue, we compared levels of S-Ag and its mRNA in EAU rats with and without steroid treatment. EAU was induced in 72 Lewis rats by two footpad injections of S-Ag. The rats were then treated with Depo-Medrol or phosphate-buffered saline by intramuscular injection. Eyes were collected at different time points. S-Ag mRNA was detected in the lens epithelium, trabecular meshwork, iris, and ciliary body of 47.2% of the steroid-treated group vs 22.2% of the controls. S-antigen was also detected in 30.6% of the eyes of the treated group vs 16.7% of the controls. S-Ag and its mRNA was found only in the retina of normal rats. These results support the hypothesis that prolonged corticosteroid therapy in uveitic patients might enhance the expression of S-Ag in nonretinal ocular tissues and might contribute to the ocular side effects of corticosteroid.
AB - S-antigen (S-Ag), a major protein on the retinal photoreceptor cell, can induce experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU). We have previously detected S-Ag and its mRNA in irises of chronic uveitis patients receiving long-term steroid therapy. To further investigate the effect of steroid therapy on ocular tissue, we compared levels of S-Ag and its mRNA in EAU rats with and without steroid treatment. EAU was induced in 72 Lewis rats by two footpad injections of S-Ag. The rats were then treated with Depo-Medrol or phosphate-buffered saline by intramuscular injection. Eyes were collected at different time points. S-Ag mRNA was detected in the lens epithelium, trabecular meshwork, iris, and ciliary body of 47.2% of the steroid-treated group vs 22.2% of the controls. S-antigen was also detected in 30.6% of the eyes of the treated group vs 16.7% of the controls. S-Ag and its mRNA was found only in the retina of normal rats. These results support the hypothesis that prolonged corticosteroid therapy in uveitic patients might enhance the expression of S-Ag in nonretinal ocular tissues and might contribute to the ocular side effects of corticosteroid.
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U2 - 10.1006/exmp.1994.1003
DO - 10.1006/exmp.1994.1003
M3 - Article
C2 - 8162968
AN - SCOPUS:0027991158
VL - 60
SP - 27
EP - 38
JO - Experimental and Molecular Pathology
JF - Experimental and Molecular Pathology
SN - 0014-4800
IS - 1
ER -