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Aldose reductase deficiency protects sugar-induced lens opacification in rats.

Authors: Reddy, AB  Tammali, R  Mishra, R  Srivastava, S  Srivastava, SK  Ramana, KV 
Citation: Reddy AB, etal., Chem Biol Interact. 2011 May 30;191(1-3):346-50. doi: 10.1016/j.cbi.2011.02.028. Epub 2011 Mar 3.
RGD ID: 8548687
Pubmed: PMID:21376710   (View Abstract at PubMed)
PMCID: PMC3103638   (View Article at PubMed Central)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.cbi.2011.02.028   (Journal Full-text)

Aldose reductase (AKR1B1), which catalyzes the reduction of glucose to sorbitol and lipid aldehydes to lipid alcohols, has been shown to be involved in secondary diabetic complications including cataractogenesis. Rats have high levels of AKR1B1 in lenses and readily develop diabetic cataracts, whereas mice have very low levels of AKR1B1 in their lenses and are not susceptible to hyperglycemic cataracts. Studies with transgenic mice that over-express AKR1B1 indicate that it is the key protein for the development of diabetic complications including diabetic cataract. However, no such studies were performed in genetically altered AKR1B1 rats. Hence, we developed siRNA-based AKR1B1 knockdown rats (ARKO) using the AKR1B1-siRNA-pSuper vector construct. Genotyping analysis suggested that more than 90% of AKR1B1 was knocked down in the littermates. Interestingly, all the male animals were born dead and only 3 female rats survived. Furthermore, all 3 female animals were not able to give birth to F1 generation. Hence, we could not establish an AKR1B1 rat knockdown colony. However, we examined the effect of AKR1B1 knockdown on sugar-induced lens opacification in ex vivo. Our results indicate that rat lenses obtained from AKR1B1 knockdown rats were resistant to high glucose-induced lens opacification as compared to wild-type (WT) rat lenses. Biochemical analysis of lens homogenates showed that the AKR1B1 activity and sorbitol levels were significantly lower in sugar-treated AKR1B1 knockdown rat lenses as compared to WT rat lenses treated with 50mM glucose. Our results thus confirmed the significance of AKR1B1 in the mediation of sugar-induced lens opacification and indicate the use of AKR1B1 inhibitors in the prevention of cataractogenesis.

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Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
sorbitol biosynthetic process  IMP 8548687 RGD 
tissue homeostasis  IMP 8548687lens opacificationRGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Akr1b1  (aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B1)


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