Cellular localization of cyclooxygenase‐1 and cyclooxygenase‐2 in the normal mouse, rat, and human retina
- 27 September 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Comparative Neurology
- Vol. 452 (4), 392-399
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.10400
Abstract
Prostaglandins, synthesized by cyclooxygenase (COX), regulate diverse neurophysiological actions such as regulation of autonomic responses, transmission of pain, generation of fever, control of sleep‐wake cycle, synaptic signaling, and cross‐talk between neurons and glia in the central nervous system. Although prostaglandins have been widely studied in the anterior segment tissues of the eye, relatively little is known about prostaglandins in the neural retina. By using immunohistochemistry, we have compared the cellular expression and localization of COX‐1 and COX‐2 in the normal mouse, rat, and human retina. In the normal mouse retina, COX‐1 immunoreactivity is present in the outer segments of photoreceptor cells, horizontal cells, microglia, retinal ganglion cells, and displaced amacrine cells. In the normal rat retina, COX‐1 immunoreactivity is present in microglia, retinal ganglion cells, and displaced amacrine cells. In the normal human retina, COX‐1 immunoreactivity is present in microglia, astrocytes, retinal ganglion cells, and displaced amacrine cells. In the normal mouse and rat retina, COX‐2 immunoreactivity is present in processes of the outer plexiform layer and in certain amacrine cells and retinal ganglion cells. In the normal human retina, COX‐2 immunoreactivity is only present in processes of the outer plexiform layer. These results suggest that prostaglandins, synthesized by COX‐1 or COX‐2, may contribute to normal physiological and homeostatic functions in the retina. J. Comp. Neurol. 452:392–399, 2002.Keywords
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