Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced mouse model of choroidal neovascularization |
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Authors: | Lyzogubov Valeriy V Tytarenko Ruslana G Liu Juan Bora Nalini S Bora Puran S |
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Institution: | Department of Ophthalmology, Jones Eye Institute, Pat and Willard Walker Eye Research Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA. |
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Abstract: | In this study, we describe a new method for inducing choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in C57BL/6 mice, an animal model of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is a disease that causes central blindness in humans. We injected PEG-8 subretinally in different doses (0.125-2 mg) to induce CNV. After PEG-8 injection, we examined CNV at several time points (days 3-42). We also used Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, and ELISA to examine the complement component C3 split products, C9, VEGF, TGF-β2, and basic FGF. As early as day 1 after treatment, we found that a single subretinal injection of 1 mg of PEG-8 increased the C3 split products and the C9, TGF-β2, and basic FGF levels in the retinal pigment epithelium-choroid tissue. By day 3 after PEG-8 injection, the intraocular activation of the complement system caused induction and progression of CNV, including new vessels penetrating the Bruch's membrane. At day 5 after PEG-8 injection, we observed a fully developed CNV and retinal degeneration. Thus, in this study, we present a new, inexpensive, and accelerated mouse model of CNV that may be useful to study AMD. |
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Keywords: | Aging Cell Migration Complement Endothelium Fluorescence Growth Factors Retina Angiogenesis Degeneration Macula |
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