Serum Response Factor Protects Retinal Ganglion Cells Against High-Glucose Damage

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• 作者：Yan Cao ; Liang Wang ; Junhong Zhao ; Hongbing Zhang…
• 刊名：Journal of Molecular Neuroscience
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：June 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：59
• 期：2
• 页码：232-240
• 全文大小：1,079 KB
• 刊物主题：Neurosciences; Neurochemistry; Cell Biology; Proteomics; Neurology;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1559-1166
• 卷排序：59

文摘

Serum response factor (SRF), which encodes the MADS-box family of related proteins, is a common transcription factor related to the expression of genes associated with cell survival. However, SRF’s role in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) after high-glucose injury remains unclear. In this study, we investigate the protective role of SRF after high-glucose injury and its underlying mechanism. The in vitro RGC model subjected to high glucose was established by employing a 50 mmol/L glucose culture environment. As detected by real-time quantitative PCR and Western blot, SRF was significantly upregulated in RGCs treated with high glucose. Overexpression of SRF significantly promoted survival among RGCs exposed to high glucose and inhibited RGC apoptosis. Knockdown of SRF exerted an inverse effect. Moreover, SRF upregulation enhanced expression of an antioxidant protein, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2), via control of the Fos-related antigen 1 (Fra-1). SRF upregulation also affected RGC survival after high-glucose treatment. Our findings showed that overexpression of SRF promoted survival of RGCs after high-glucose injury by regulating Fra-1 and Nrf2.KeywordsSRFOverexpressionHigh glucoseFra-1Nrf2