Effect of high hydrostatic pressure on the expression of glutamine synthetase in rat retinal Müller cells cultured in vitro

Yu,Jun; Zhong,Yisheng; Cheng,Yu; Shen,Xi; Wang,Jun; Wei,Yiyong

doi:10.3892/etm.2011.239

Effect of high hydrostatic pressure on the expression of glutamine synthetase in rat retinal Müller cells cultured in vitro

Authors:
- Jun Yu
- Yisheng Zhong
- Yu Cheng
- Xi Shen
- Jun Wang
- Yiyong Wei
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Affiliations: Department of Ophthalmology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
Published online on: March 21, 2011 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2011.239
Pages: 513-516

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to examine the expression of glutamine synthetase (GS) in rat retinal Müller cells induced by different levels of hydrostatic pressure using a novel pressure mechanism. pH, PCO2 or PO2 in culture medium as determined by gas analysis was used to examine the pressure mechanism. GS expression in the Müller cells at different levels of hydrostatic pressure (0, 20, 40, 60 and 80 mmHg/24 h) was examined using immunofluorescence, real-time PCR and Western blotting. There was no significant difference in pH, PCO2 or PO2 in the culture medium by gas analysis at the different hydrostatic pressure levels (p>0.05). Immunofluorescence staining showed that GS was expressed in the Müller cells. The expression of GS in the 40 mmHg/24 h and the 60 mmHg/24 h groups was increased significantly compared to that in the 0 mmHg/24 h group (p<0.05). These results suggest that the pressure mechanism which was constructed was effective and that moderate pressure promotes the up-regulation of GS in active Müller cells.

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