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Obestatin prevents H 2 O 2 -induced damage through activation of TrkB in RGC-5 cells.
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2018 January
BACKGROUD: In the early stage of diabetic retinopathy, the damage of retinal ganglion cells already exists, promoting the development of the disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective role and the mechanisms of obestatin against H2 O2 -induced damage in RGC-5 cells.
METHODS: RGC-5 cells were incubated with various concentrations of obestatin for 24h before H2 O2 added. The survival rates of RGC-5 were measured by MTT assay. The expression of apoptosis-related proteins and TrkB pathway-related proteins were detected by Western blot analysis.
RESULTS: Our data showed that H2 O2 evidently decreased the survival rate of RGC-5 cells. However, obestatin pretreatment reversed the decreased activity. Moreover, obestatin effectively increased the expression of Bcl-2 and decreased the expression of Bax. In addition, obestatin potentially plays a role in protecting RGC-5 by activating of TrkB. Obestatin notablely increased the phosphorylation of TrkB, AKT and ERK1/2. All these effects of obestatin can be inhibited by GLP-1R antagonist exendin (9-39).
CONCLUSIONS: Obestatin prevents H2 O2 -induced damage in RGC-5 cells by activating TrkB pathway. Moreover, GLP-1R is closely related to the function of obestatin in RGC-5 cells.
METHODS: RGC-5 cells were incubated with various concentrations of obestatin for 24h before H2 O2 added. The survival rates of RGC-5 were measured by MTT assay. The expression of apoptosis-related proteins and TrkB pathway-related proteins were detected by Western blot analysis.
RESULTS: Our data showed that H2 O2 evidently decreased the survival rate of RGC-5 cells. However, obestatin pretreatment reversed the decreased activity. Moreover, obestatin effectively increased the expression of Bcl-2 and decreased the expression of Bax. In addition, obestatin potentially plays a role in protecting RGC-5 by activating of TrkB. Obestatin notablely increased the phosphorylation of TrkB, AKT and ERK1/2. All these effects of obestatin can be inhibited by GLP-1R antagonist exendin (9-39).
CONCLUSIONS: Obestatin prevents H2 O2 -induced damage in RGC-5 cells by activating TrkB pathway. Moreover, GLP-1R is closely related to the function of obestatin in RGC-5 cells.
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