PMID- 29030174 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180911 LR - 20180911 IS - 1096-0007 (Electronic) IS - 0014-4835 (Linking) VI - 166 DP - 2018 Jan TI - Growth hormone protects against kainate excitotoxicity and induces BDNF and NT3 expression in chicken neuroretinal cells. PG - 1-12 LID - S0014-4835(17)30410-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.exer.2017.10.005 [doi] AB - There is increasing evidence to suggest a beneficial neuroprotective effect of growth hormone (GH) in the nervous system. While our previous studies have largely focused on retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), we have also found conclusive evidence of a pro-survival effect of GH in cells of the inner nuclear layer (INL) as well as a protective effect on the dendritic trees of the inner plexiform layer (IPL) in the retina. The administration of GH in primary neuroretinal cell cultures protected and induced neural outgrowths. Our results, both in vitro (embryo) and in vivo (postnatal), showed neuroprotective actions of GH against kainic acid (KA)-induced excitotoxicity in the chicken neuroretina. Intravitreal injections of GH restored brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression in retinas treated with KA. In addition, we demonstrated that GH over-expression and exogenous administration increased BDNF and neurotrophin-3 (NT3) gene expression in embryonic neuroretinal cells. Thus, GH neuroprotective actions in neural tissues may be mediated by a complex cascade of neurotrophins and growth factors which have been classically related to damage prevention and neuroretinal tissue repair. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Martinez-Moreno, C G AU - Martinez-Moreno CG AD - Departamento de Neurobiologia Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Neurobiologia, Campus Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Queretaro, Qro., 76230, Mexico. Electronic address: cgmartin@comunidad.unam.mx. FAU - Fleming, T AU - Fleming T AD - Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2H7, Canada. FAU - Carranza, M AU - Carranza M AD - Departamento de Neurobiologia Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Neurobiologia, Campus Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Queretaro, Qro., 76230, Mexico. FAU - Avila-Mendoza, J AU - Avila-Mendoza J AD - Departamento de Neurobiologia Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Neurobiologia, Campus Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Queretaro, Qro., 76230, Mexico. FAU - Luna, M AU - Luna M AD - Departamento de Neurobiologia Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Neurobiologia, Campus Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Queretaro, Qro., 76230, Mexico. FAU - Harvey, S AU - Harvey S AD - Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2H7, Canada. FAU - Aramburo, C AU - Aramburo C AD - Departamento de Neurobiologia Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Neurobiologia, Campus Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Queretaro, Qro., 76230, Mexico. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20171010 PL - England TA - Exp Eye Res JT - Experimental eye research JID - 0370707 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists) RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 0 (Neurotrophin 3) RN - 9002-72-6 (Growth Hormone) RN - SIV03811UC (Kainic Acid) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chickens MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists/*pharmacology MH - Growth Hormone/*pharmacology MH - Kainic Acid/*pharmacology MH - Neuroprotection/drug effects MH - Neuroprotective Agents/*pharmacology MH - Neurotrophin 3/*metabolism MH - Retina/*drug effects/embryology/metabolism MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction OTO - NOTNLM OT - Excitotoxicity OT - Growth hormone OT - Kainate OT - Neuro-regeneration OT - Neuroprotection OT - Neuroretina OT - Neurotrophins EDAT- 2017/10/17 06:00 MHDA- 2018/09/12 06:00 CRDT- 2017/10/15 06:00 PHST- 2017/06/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/08/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/10/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/10/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/09/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/10/15 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0014-4835(17)30410-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.exer.2017.10.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Eye Res. 2018 Jan;166:1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2017.10.005. Epub 2017 Oct 10.