Antioxidant effect of gallic acid on retinal ganglion cells in glaucoma model

Ruping Jiang; Yao Lv; Binlin Chen; Xia Wu; Yuan Zou; Liang Liang

doi:10.1038/s41598-024-65965-7

Scientific Reports (Jun 2024)

Antioxidant effect of gallic acid on retinal ganglion cells in glaucoma model

Ruping Jiang,
Yao Lv,
Binlin Chen,
Xia Wu,
Yuan Zou,
Liang Liang

Affiliations

Ruping Jiang: Department of Ophthalmology, Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University
Yao Lv: Department of Ophthalmology, Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University
Binlin Chen: Department of Ophthalmology, Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University
Xia Wu: Department of Ophthalmology, Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University
Yuan Zou: Department of Ophthalmology, Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University
Liang Liang: Department of Ophthalmology, Yichang Central People’s Hospital, The First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-65965-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

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Abstract To evaluate the protective effect of gallic acid on the optic nerve by studying the inhibitory effect of gallic acid on oxidative stress in retinal ganglion cells. 100 male SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: normal control group, simple high IOP group, 0.5% gallic acid experimental group, and 1% gallic acid experimental group. HE staining, immunofluorescence, DHE staining, Western blot, and q-PCR were used to observe the antioxidant effect of gallic acid on the retina of acute ocular hypertension rats. HE staining of the retina of SD rats confirmed that the nucleus of RGCs was clear, the thickness of the RNFL was regular in the normal control group, and the nucleus of RGCs was ruptured and lysed in the simple high intraocular pressure (IOP) group and the gallic acid group, and the thickness of the RNFL was significantly thickened, but the thickness of the RNFL in the gallic acid group was significantly reduced compared with that in the simple high IOP group (p < 0.05). DHE staining showed that ROS content in the simple high IOP group was significantly increased compared with the normal control group, and ROS content was significantly decreased after the application of gallic acid (p < 0.05). Immunofluorescence staining with Brn-3a antibody confirmed that the number of RGCs was significantly reduced in the simple high IOP group compared with the normal control group, whereas after application of gallic acid, the number of RGCs was significantly more in the gallic acid group than in the simple high IOP group (p < 0.05). Western Blot and q-PCR confirmed that hypoxia-inducing factor 1α (HIF-1α) protein content and transcription level were significantly increased in the retinal tissue of the simple high IOP group, and gallic acid could inhibit HIF-1α protein content (p < 0.05) and reduce transcription factor level (p < 0.05). Gallic acid exerts a protective effect on RGC by inhibiting oxidative stress in rats with acute IOP elevation.

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ISSN: 2045-2322 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/srep/

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