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ArticleMolecular vision2010

Eicosapentaenoic acid suppresses ocular inflammation in endotoxin-induced uveitis.

Misa Suzuki, Kousuke Noda, Shunsuke Kubota, Manabu Hirasawa, Yoko Ozawa, Kazuo Tsubota, Nobuhisa Mizuki, Susumu Ishida

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Article in Molecular vision, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Misa SuzukiDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Kousuke Noda
Shunsuke Kubota
Manabu Hirasawa
Yoko Ozawa
Kazuo Tsubota
Nobuhisa Mizuki
Susumu Ishida
Keio University · JPYokohama City University · JPHokkaido University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the effect of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on acute ocular inflammation in an animal model of endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU).

methodsC57Bl/6 mice (6-week-old males) were orally treated with EPA at a dose of 50 mg/kg/day for 5 days. EIU was then induced in the animals by intraperitoneal injection of 160 microg lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Twenty-four hours after LPS injection, leukocyte adhesion to the retinal vasculature was evaluated by the concanavalin A lectin perfusion-labeling technique, and leukocyte infiltration into the vitreous cavity was quantified. Furthermore, the protein levels of monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1, interleukin (IL)-6, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and phospholyrated nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB p65 in the retina and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)-choroid complex were examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

resultsAt 24 h after LPS injection, the EIU animals treated with oral EPA administration showed a significant decrease in leukocyte adhesion to the retinal vessels by 43.4% (p<0.01) and leukocyte infiltration into the vitreous cavity by 49.2% (p<0.05). In addition, EPA significantly reduced the protein levels of MCP-1 and IL-6 in the retina and the RPE-choroid complex. Furthermore, phosphorylation of NF-kappaB was suppressed by EPA treatment.

conclusionsOur data suggest that EPA inhibits multiple inflammatory molecules in vivo. EPA may become a novel strategy in the prevention and/or treatment of ocular inflammatory diseases.

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AnimalsCell Adhesion MoleculesCell MovementChoroidEicosapentaenoic AcidEndotoxinsInflammationInflammation MediatorsLeukocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNF-kappa BRetinal Pigment EpitheliumRetinal VesselsUveitisCell Adhesion MoleculesEicosapentaenoic AcidEndotoxinsInflammation MediatorsNF-kappa B

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PMID20664801
PMCPMC2905642
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