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ArticlePathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology2024

High Glucose Induces Oxidative Stress That Alters Glycocalyx Proteoglycan Levels in Primary Rat Retinal Microvascular Endothelial Cells and in Isolated Ophthalmic Arteries.

Ivan A Alvarez, Minsup Lee, Randa S Eshaq, Wendy Leskova, Norman R Harris

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Article in Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Methamphetamine-Induced Loss of Syndecan-1 and Retinal Endothelial Integrity via the TAAR-1/MMP-9 Pathway.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2025
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  8. Retinal Angiogenesis in Methamphetamine Self-Administration Rats.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ivan A AlvarezSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-5656-0169
Minsup LeeDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7188-5366
Randa S EshaqDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6441-3600
Wendy LeskovaDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA.
Norman R HarrisDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Shreveport, 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7334-8153
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport · USLouisiana State University · US

Funding

Loss of the retinal glycocalyx in diabetesR01EY025632 · NEI · LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HSC SHREVEPORT · PI HARRIS, NORMAN R · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY025632NIH HHS NEI EY025632
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our purpose in this study was to identify the role played by oxidative stress in the changes to proteoglycans that occur under hyperglycemic conditions, using primary rat retinal microvascular endothelial cells (RRMEC) and cultured ophthalmic arteries. The cells and blood vessels obtained from rats were cultured in normal glucose (5.6 mM) and high glucose (25 mM) with or without N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an antioxidant. Intracellular oxidative stress was determined by measuring dihydroethidium (DHE) fluorescence and malondialdehyde (MDA)-modified protein levels. mRNA and protein levels were evaluated using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunoblot, respectively. High glucose increased levels of glypican-1 mRNA and protein. The level of syndecan-1 mRNA also was increased, but its protein level was decreased, by high glucose. Evaluation of DHE and MDA showed that high glucose increased oxidative stress. These changes caused by high glucose were significantly reversed by NAC treatment. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) levels, which increased under high glucose conditions, were suppressed by NAC treatment. Oxidative stress caused by hyperglycemia may be responsible for significant changes to the ocular endothelial glycocalyx.

Indexed as

diabetic retinopathyglycocalyxmatrix metalloproteinase-9oxidative stress

Identifiers

PMID38390944
PMCPMC10885024
OpenAlexW4391601684

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