Abstract:
:Although the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR) is still insufficiently understood, new evidences indicate 'retinal inflammation' as an important player in the pathogenesis of the complication. Accordingly, common sets of upregulated inflammatory cytokines are found in serum, vitreous and aqueous samples obtained from subjects with DR, and these cytokines can have multiple interactions to impact the pathogenesis of the disease. Thus, based on previously published data, we investigated the effects of Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), an endogenous lipid amide that belongs to the N-acyl-ethanolamines family, on DR in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. PEA (10mg/kg) was administered orally daily starting 3 days after the iv administration of STZ. The rats were killed 15 and 60day later and eyes were enucleated to evaluate, through immunohistochemical analysis, the key inflammatory events involved in the breakdown of blood retinal barrier (BRB). Immunohistochemical analysis confirmed the presence of VEGF, ICAM-1, nitrotyrosine (a marker of peroxynitrite), and tight junctions in the retina of STZ-treated rats. Of interest, the extent of injury was significantly reduced after treatment with PEA. Altogether, this study provides the first evidence that PEA attenuates the degree of inflammation while preserving the blood-retinal barrier in rats with experimental DR.
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Eur J Pharmacoljournal_title
European journal of pharmacologyauthors
Paterniti I,Di Paola R,Campolo M,Siracusa R,Cordaro M,Bruschetta G,Tremolada G,Maestroni A,Bandello F,Esposito E,Zerbini G,Cuzzocrea Sdoi
10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.11.035subject
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2015-12-15 00:00:00pages
313-23eissn
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1879-0712pii
S0014-2999(15)30376-9journal_volume
769pub_type
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