title: {mu}-Crystallin, new candidate protein in endotoxin-induced uveitis.
abstract: PURPOSE. micro-Crystallin (CRYM) is a major taxon-specific lens protein. The purpose of this study was to investigate the function of CRYM in eyes of mice with endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU). METHODS. EIU was induced by an injection of a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) into the footpad of male C57BL/6J, CRYM knockout (CRYM(-/-)), and wild-type (CRYM(+/+)) mice. The expression of CRYM in the iris-ciliary body (ICB) was investigated by Western blot analyses and real-time RT-PCR at 12 hours and 1, 3, and 5 days after the LPS injection. The number of cells that had infiltrated the anterior chamber (AC) of the CRYM(+/+) mice was compared to that in the CRYM(-/-) mice at 1, 3, 5, and 7 days. The expressions of the mRNA of interleukin (IL)-1alpha, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in the ICB of the two groups of mice were compared. RESULTS. The mRNA of CRYM was upregulated at 12 hours after LPS injection, and CRYM protein increased at 3 days. The number of inflammatory cells in the AC of the CRYM(-/-) mice was not significantly different on day 1 from that in the CRYM(+/+) mice, but was significantly lower (17.9 +/- 1.6 vs. 27.1 +/- 2.4 cells/section) on day 5. Expression of the mRNA of IL-1alpha and -6 in the CRYM(-/-) mice was significantly lower than that in the CRYM(+/+) mice on day 5. CONCLUSIONS. CRYM plays an important role in the development of the second peak of murine EIU.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Ophthalmology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Kouichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashizume
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Usami
authors.forename: Takanobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000378:metabolism*; D003459:Crystallins / Q000502:physiology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000235:genetics; D053582:Interleukin-1alpha / Q000235:genetics; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000235:genetics; D007498:Iris / Q000378:metabolism*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism*; D000090803:mu-Crystallins
chemical_list: C000716470:Crym protein, mouse; D003459:Crystallins; D053582:Interleukin-1alpha; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D000090803:mu-Crystallins