Abstract：
:Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is a powerful antioxidant with suggested neuroprotective action. This study investigated the protective effects of EGCG against retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) degeneration in an animal model of glaucoma. C57BL/6J mice (n=54) were divided randomly into four groups: normal control group (group A, n=12); EGCG control group with EGCG in drinking water (group B, n=12); microbeads control group with anterior chamber microbeads injection to induce elevation in intraocular pressure (IOP) plus normal drinking water (group C, n=18); and EGCG study group receiving an anterior chamber microbeads injection plus EGCG in drinking water (group D, n=12). Animals were treated orally with either vehicle or EGCG (50mg/kg×d). IOP was measured and animals were sacrificed at days 15 and 27. Neurons were retrograde-labeled by fluorogold and immnunolabeled by class III β-tubulin to quantify RGCs in the retinal ganglion cell layer on flat mounts histologically and compared. All mice that received microbeads injections (groups C and D) developed IOP elevation higher than un-injected control mice. At days 15 and 27, progressive loss of RGCs was observed after microbeads injection in group C (P<0.01). In contrast, the fluorogold-labeled RGC density and class III β-tubulin-positive RGC density were significantly higher in group D as compared to group C (P<0.01) but significantly lower than group B (P<0.01). These parameters did not differ significantly between groups A and B (P>0.05). The findings suggest the consumption of EGCG plays a neuroprotective role on RGCs in a mouse model of elevated IOP.
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Neurosci Lettjournal_title
Neuroscience lettersauthors
Shen C,Chen L,Jiang L,Lai TYdoi
10.1016/j.neulet.2015.06.002subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-07-23 00:00:00pages
132-6eissn
0304-3940issn
1872-7972pii
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