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Abstract #12351 Published in IGR 7-2

Cochlin deposits in the trabecular meshwork of the glaucomatous DBA/2J mouse

Bhattacharya SK; Annangudi SP; Salomon RG; Kuchtey RW; Peachey NS; Crabb JW
Experimental Eye Research 2005; 80: 741-744


Cochlin deposits were observed in the trabecular meshwork (TM) of 8-month-old glaucomatous DBA/2J mice, coincident with the reported onset of increased intraocular pressure and optic nerve damage. An age-dependent increase in cochlin was observed up to 10 months of age and was paralleled by a decrease in type II collagen. Similar expression patterns exist in the TM of humans with primary open-angle glaucoma. Cochlin deposits, absent in non-glaucomatous mouse and human TM, may disrupt the TM extracellular matrix and obstruct aqueous humor circulation. Studies of DBA/2J mice offer promise for understanding the role cochlin may play in glaucoma.

Dr. S.K. Bhattacharya, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Area i31, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA


Classification:

2.5.1 Trabecular meshwork (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma > 2.5 Meshwork)
3 Laboratory methods
5 Experimental glaucoma; animal models



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