Venturini, Giulia; Kokona, Despina; Steiner, Beatrice L; Bulla, Emanuele G; Jovanovic, Joel; Zinkernagel, Martin S; Escher, Pascal (2021). In vivo analysis of onset and progression of retinal degeneration in the Nr2e3rd7/rd7 mouse model of enhanced S-cone sensitivity syndrome. Scientific reports, 11(1), p. 19032. Springer Nature 10.1038/s41598-021-98271-7
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The photoreceptor-specific nuclear receptor Nr2e3 is not expressed in Nr2e3rd7/rd7 mice, a mouse model of the recessively inherited retinal degeneration enhanced S-cone sensitivity syndrome (ESCS). We characterized in detail C57BL/6J Nr2e3rd7/rd7 mice in vivo by fundus photography, optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography and, post mortem, by histology and immunohistochemistry. White retinal spots and so-called 'rosettes' first appear at postnatal day (P) 12 in the dorsal retina and reach maximal expansion at P21. The highest density in 'rosettes' is observed within a region located between 100 and 350 µM from the optic nerve head. 'Rosettes' disappear between 9 to 12 months. Non-apoptotic cell death markers are detected during the slow photoreceptor degeneration, at a rate of an approximately 3% reduction of outer nuclear layer thickness per month, as observed from 7 to 31 months of age. In vivo analysis of Nr2e3rd7/rd7 Cx3cr1gfp/+ retinas identified microglial cells within 'rosettes' from P21 on. Subretinal macrophages were observed in vivo and by confocal microscopy earliest in 12-months-old Nr2e3rd7/rd7 retinas. At P21, S-opsin expression and the number of S-opsin expressing dorsal cones was increased. The dorso-ventral M-cone gradient was present in Nr2e3rd7/rd7 retinas, but M-opsin expression and M-opsin expressing cones were decreased. Retinal vasculature was normal.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Ophthalmology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > Forschungsbereich Augenklinik > Forschungsgruppe Augenheilkunde |
UniBE Contributor: |
Kokona, Despina, Steiner, Beatrice Lisa, Bulla, Emanuele Giuseppe, Jovanovic, Joel, Zinkernagel, Martin Sebastian, Escher, Pascal |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2045-2322 |
Publisher: |
Springer Nature |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Martin S. Zinkernagel |
Date Deposited: |
11 Jan 2022 15:40 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:58 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1038/s41598-021-98271-7 |
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PubMed ID: |
34561487 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/162676 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/162676 |
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