title: Differential alterations in the expression of neurotransmitter receptors in inner retina following loss of photoreceptors in rd1 mouse.
abstract: Loss of photoreceptors leads to significant remodeling in inner retina of rd1 mouse, a widely used model of retinal degeneration. Several morphological and physiological alterations occur in the second- and third-order retinal neurons. Synaptic activity in the excitatory bipolar cells and the predominantly inhibitory amacrine cells is enhanced. Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) exhibit hyperactivity and aberrant spiking pattern, which adversely affects the quality of signals they can carry to the brain. To further understand the pathophysiology of retinal degeneration, and how it may lead to aberrant spiking in RGCs, we asked how loss of photoreceptors affects some of the neurotransmitter receptors in rd1 mouse. Using Western blotting, we measured the levels of several neurotransmitter receptors in adult rd1 mouse retina. We found significantly higher levels of AMPA, glycine and GABAa receptors, but lower levels of GABAc receptors in rd1 mouse than in wild-type. Since GABAa receptor is expressed in several retinal layers, we employed quantitative immunohistochemistry to measure GABAa receptor levels in specific retinal layers. We found that the levels of GABAa receptors in inner plexiform layer of wild-type and rd1 mice were similar, whereas those in outer plexiform layer and inner nuclear layer combined were higher in rd1 mouse. Specifically, we found that the number of GABAa-immunoreactive somas in the inner nuclear layer of rd1 mouse retina was significantly higher than in wild-type. These findings provide further insights into neurochemical remodeling in the inner retina of rd1 mouse, and how it might lead to oscillatory activity in RGCs.
authors.affiliation: National Brain Research Centre, Manesar (Gurgaon) Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Prerna
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: National Brain Research Centre, Manesar (Gurgaon) Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Sumit K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sinha-Mahapatra
authors.affiliation: National Brain Research Centre, Manesar (Gurgaon) Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Abhinaba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: National Brain Research Centre, Manesar (Gurgaon) Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Ipsit
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: National Brain Research Centre, Manesar (Gurgaon) Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Narender K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Dhingra
mesh_terms: D025042:Amacrine Cells / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D020419:Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate / Q000473:pathology*; D018091:Receptors, AMPA / Q000378:metabolism*; D018079:Receptors, GABA / Q000378:metabolism*; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D018009:Receptors, Glycine / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018091:Receptors, AMPA; D018079:Receptors, GABA; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D018009:Receptors, Glycine; C087200:GABA-C receptor
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