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Brianna M Young1, Cristhian J Ildefonso2
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Abstract:
Geographic atrophy (GA), the advanced form of AMD, has been linked to oxidative stress within the RPE and with low-grade inflammation. The RPE-specific Sod2 knockout mouse model of GA develops increase oxidative stress and slow retinal degeneration. Mice of the SOD2floxed::VMD2Cre+ genotype were injected subcutaneously with either saline or 3 mg/kg of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) at 8 weeks of age. Mice were evaluated by electroretinography (ERG) and spectral domain optical coherence tomography. Inflammatory cells within the retina were studied by CD45 immunofluorescence. Systemic low-dose LPS transiently, but significantly, improved both function and structure of RPE-specific Sod2 KO mice retina when compared to saline-injected mice. There was no difference in CD45 positive cells between saline and LPS treatment. Low-grade activation of the immune system leads to a preconditioning effect that transiently protects the retina of a mouse model of geographic atrophy.
