title: [The effect of glucose on rod function in the isolated, perfused cat eye].
abstract: Effects of changing glucose concentration on light-evoked, rod-matched electrophysiological responses were studied in isolated, arterially perfused cat eyes. 1. changes in glucose concentration in the perfusate induced remarkable effects in the electrical responses of retinal pigment epithelium neural retina, and optic nerve. 2. The ERG b-wave and the optic nerve response (ONR) were enhanced when glucose concentrations were increased above the standard level (5.5 mM), and were less than normal after termination of the increase in glucose, prior to recovery. 3. Decreasing glucose from the standard led to attenuation of b-wave and ONR. Both responses recovered completely upon returning to 5.5 mM glucose 4. When the control perfusate contained higher glucose concentrations (8-10 mM), additional glucose failed to elicit significant effects on the b-wave and on the ONR. 5. Increasing glucose induced a small transient decrease in standing potential, followed by a marked and maintained increase. Decreasing glucose induced changes of similar magnitude but opposite polarity. 6. Supply of glucose to mammalian retina in vitro is crucial for optimal sensitivity as shown in rod-matched signals from the perfused cat retina.
authors.affiliation: Neurophysiologie Labor der Augenklinik Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Niemeyer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onoe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Macaluso
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000502:physiology*; D002415:Cats; D004596:Electroretinography; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000502:physiology; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose
vernacular_title: Glukose-Wirkung auf die Stäbchenfunktion im isolierten, perfundierten Katzenauge.