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(Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2003;44:124-129.)
© 2003 by The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc.
DOI:  10.1167/iovs.02-0581
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Apoptosis of Ocular Surface Cells in Experimentally Induced Dry Eye

Steven Yeh,1 Xiu Jun Song,1,2 William Farley,1 De-Quan Li,1 Michael E. Stern,3 and Stephen C. Pflugfelder1

1From the Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Houston, Texas; 3Allergan, Inc., Irvine, California; and the 2Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.

PURPOSE. To evaluate to effect of experimental dry eye on ocular surface apoptosis.

METHODS. Aqueous tear production and clearance were inhibited by systemic administration of scopolamine and exposure to an air draft for 12 days in 4- to 6-week-old 129SvEv/CD-1 mixed white mice. Eyes and ocular adnexa were excised, cryosectioned, and evaluated for apoptosis by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-digoxigenin nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay, immunohistochemical assay for caspase-3 and poly(ADP-ribose) phosphate (PARP), and examination of nuclear morphologic changes by Hoechst DNA nuclear staining and transmission electron microscopy.

RESULTS. The number of TUNEL-positive cells in the mice with induced dry eye was significantly increased compared with control mice in the following ocular regions: central corneal (P < 0.0014), peripheral corneal (P < 0.0001), bulbar conjunctival (P < 0.0021), and tarsal conjunctival (P < 0.0046) epithelia; tarsal conjunctival stroma (P < 0.0274); and lid margin (P < 0.0219, n = 4 in all cases). There were no significant differences observed between treated and control groups in the central corneal, peripheral corneal, or bulbar conjunctival stroma; meibomian glands; skin; retina-choroid; or episcleral regions. Immunohistochemistry for caspase-3 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase p85 fragment revealed increased immunoreactivity in regions of increased TUNEL positivity, particularly in the corneal and conjunctival epithelial cells. Ultrastructural morphologic changes consistent with apoptosis were observed in the conjunctival epithelial cells.

CONCLUSIONS. Experimentally induced dry eye in mice causes apoptosis of cells in ocular surface tissues including the central and peripheral corneal epithelium, bulbar and tarsal conjunctival epithelia, tarsal conjunctival stroma, and lid margin. Apoptosis may play a key role in the pathogenesis of keratoconjunctivitis sicca and may be a therapeutic target for this condition.




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