Journal: Heliyon
Article Title: Differences in collateral vessel formation after experimental retinal vein occlusion in spontaneously hypertensive rats and wild-type rats
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27160
Figure Lengend Snippet: a): Immunofluorescence imaging of retinal flat mounts in Wild-type Wister rats (WWRs): occluded area (a–f) and non-occluded area (g–l). a, g: fluorescein isothiocyanate - labeled dextran (FITC/dextran) perfused retinas at 6 h after photocoagulation (PC). The red X indicates the site of vein occlusion. b, h: Immunohistochemical staining of sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1PR1) at 6 h after PC. c, I: Merged image from a, g and b, h. d, j: Enlarged view inside the yellow rectangle seen in a, g. e, k: Enlarged image from b, h showing enhanced S1PR1 expression along the blood vessels. f, l: Merged image of those from d, j and e, k. In b, h, enhanced S1PR1 expression was detected along the retinal vein occlusion. In e, k, enhanced S1PR1 expression was detected along the blood vessels. b): Immunofluorescence imaging of retinal flat mounts in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs): occluded area (m–r) and non-occluded area (s–x): m, s: FITC/dextran-perfused retinas at 6 h after PC. The red X indicates the site of vein occlusion. n, t: Immunohistochemical staining of S1PR1 at 6 h after PC. O, u: Merged image of those from m, s and n, t. p, v: Enlarged view of the yellow rectangle seen in m, s. q, w: Enlarged image of that from n, t. r, x: Merged image of those from p, v and q, w. In n, t, enhanced S1PR1 expression was detected along the retinal vein occlusion. In q, w, enhanced S1PR1 expression was detected along the blood vessels. c): Immunofluorescence imaging of retinal flat mounts in WWRs as a negative control (NC):in the occluded (NC1–NC6) and non-occluded (NC7–NC12) areas: NC1, NC7: FITC/dextran-perfused retinas at 6 h after PC. The red X indicates the site of vein occlusion. NC2, NC8: Immunohistochemical staining of S1PR1 at 6 h after PC. NC3, NC9: Merged image of the images from NC1, NC7 and NC2, NC8. NC4, NC10: Enlarged view of the yellow rectangle in NC1, NC7.NC5, NC11: Enlarged image from NC2, NC8 showing enhanced S1PR1 expression along the blood vessels. NC6, NC12: Merged image of the image from NC4, NC10 and NC5, NC11.
Article Snippet: The WWRs and SHRs were each divided into four groups: control rats receiving no drug administration, rats treated with vehicle (dimethyl sulfoxide [DMSO]) only, rats treated with the S1PR1 agonist SEW2871 (SEW, Cayman Chemical, Ann Arbor, MI, USA), and rats treated with the S1PR1 antagonist VPC23019 (VPC, Cayman Chemical).
Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Imaging, Labeling, Immunohistochemical staining, Staining, Expressing, Negative Control