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Article: Up-regulation of crystallins is involved in the neuroprotective effect of wolfberry on survival of retinal ganglion cells in rat ocular hypertension model

TitleUp-regulation of crystallins is involved in the neuroprotective effect of wolfberry on survival of retinal ganglion cells in rat ocular hypertension model
Authors
KeywordsCrystallin
Glaucoma
Neuroprotection
Retina
Retinal ganglion cells
Wolfberry
Issue Date2010
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/35503
Citation
Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry, 2010, v. 110 n. 2, p. 311-320 How to Cite?
AbstractWolfberry (fruit of Lycium barbarum Linn) has been known for balancing 'Yin' and 'Yang' in the body, nourishing the liver and kidney, improving visual acuity for more than 2,500 years in oriental countries. The active components in wolfberry include L. barbarum polysaccharide (LBP), zeaxanthine, betaine, cerebroside and trace amounts of zinc, iron, and copper. Each of them confers distinct beneficial effects and together they help to explain widespread use of wolfberry in the eastern world. Earlier study reported the neuroprotective effects of LBP on retinal ganglion cell (RGC) in an experimental model of glaucoma and the underlying in vivo cellular mechanisms of LBP neuroprotection deserve further exploration. In this study, we adopted proteomics, functional genomics, to evaluate pharmacological effects of LBP on the neuronal survival pathways. Among the significantly changed proteins induced by LBP feeding on ocular hypertension (OH) retinas, only proteins in crystallin family were focused in this study. The proteomic results were further confirmed using the Western blotting of the retinas and immunohistochemical staining of the retinal sections. We demonstrated that neuroprotective effect of-wolfberry extract-LBP on the survival of RGCs may be mediated via direct up-regulation of neuronal survival signal βB2-crystallin. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/149740
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.0
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.768
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
University of Hong Kong Foundation for Educational Development and Research Limited
Azalea (1972) Endowment Fund
Funding Information:

This study was supported by funding from the Jessie Ho Professorship in Neuroscience (The University of Hong Kong Foundation for Educational Development and Research Limited, and donation from Mr. George Ho), and the Azalea (1972) Endowment Fund.

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dc.contributor.authorChiu, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Yen_US
dc.contributor.authorYeung, SCen_US
dc.contributor.authorLok, CKMen_US
dc.contributor.authorChan, OOCen_US
dc.contributor.authorChang, RCCen_US
dc.contributor.authorSo, KFen_US
dc.contributor.authorChiu, JFen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T05:57:52Z-
dc.date.available2012-06-26T05:57:52Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Cellular Biochemistry, 2010, v. 110 n. 2, p. 311-320en_US
dc.identifier.issn0730-2312en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/149740-
dc.description.abstractWolfberry (fruit of Lycium barbarum Linn) has been known for balancing 'Yin' and 'Yang' in the body, nourishing the liver and kidney, improving visual acuity for more than 2,500 years in oriental countries. The active components in wolfberry include L. barbarum polysaccharide (LBP), zeaxanthine, betaine, cerebroside and trace amounts of zinc, iron, and copper. Each of them confers distinct beneficial effects and together they help to explain widespread use of wolfberry in the eastern world. Earlier study reported the neuroprotective effects of LBP on retinal ganglion cell (RGC) in an experimental model of glaucoma and the underlying in vivo cellular mechanisms of LBP neuroprotection deserve further exploration. In this study, we adopted proteomics, functional genomics, to evaluate pharmacological effects of LBP on the neuronal survival pathways. Among the significantly changed proteins induced by LBP feeding on ocular hypertension (OH) retinas, only proteins in crystallin family were focused in this study. The proteomic results were further confirmed using the Western blotting of the retinas and immunohistochemical staining of the retinal sections. We demonstrated that neuroprotective effect of-wolfberry extract-LBP on the survival of RGCs may be mediated via direct up-regulation of neuronal survival signal βB2-crystallin. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/35503en_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Cellular Biochemistryen_US
dc.subjectCrystallin-
dc.subjectGlaucoma-
dc.subjectNeuroprotection-
dc.subjectRetina-
dc.subjectRetinal ganglion cells-
dc.subjectWolfberry-
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshBlotting, Westernen_US
dc.subject.meshCell Survival - Drug Effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshCrystallins - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshDisease Models, Animalen_US
dc.subject.meshElectrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensionalen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshImmunohistochemistryen_US
dc.subject.meshIntraocular Pressureen_US
dc.subject.meshLycium - Chemistryen_US
dc.subject.meshNeuroprotective Agents - Pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshOcular Hypertension - Pathology - Physiopathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPlant Extracts - Pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshRatsen_US
dc.subject.meshRats, Sprague-Dawleyen_US
dc.subject.meshRetinal Ganglion Cells - Drug Effects - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshUp-Regulationen_US
dc.titleUp-regulation of crystallins is involved in the neuroprotective effect of wolfberry on survival of retinal ganglion cells in rat ocular hypertension modelen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailChang, RCC:rccchang@hkucc.hku.hken_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1002/jcb.22539en_US
dc.identifier.pmid20336662-
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dc.identifier.volume110en_US
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.spage311en_US
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